Aldous Huxley (1894–1963)
Author of Brave New World
About the Author
Aldous Huxley was born on July 26, 1894, in Surrey, England, into a distinguished scientific and literary family; his grandfather was the noted scientist and writer, T.H. Huxley. Following an eye illness at age 16 that resulted in near-blindness, Huxley abandoned hope of a career in medicine and show more turned instead to literature, attending Oxford University and graduating with honors. While at Oxford, he published two volumes of poetry. Crome Yellow, his first novel, was published in 1927 followed by Antic Hay, Those Barren Leaves, and Point Counter Point. His most famous novel, Brave New World, published in 1932, is a science fiction classic about a futuristic society controlled by technology. In all, Huxley produced 47 works during his long career, In 1947, Huxley moved with his family to southern California. During the 1950s, he experimented with mescaline and LSD. Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell, both works of nonfiction, were based on his experiences while taking mescaline under supervision. In 1959, Aldous Huxley received the Award of Merit for the Novel from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He died on November 22, 1963. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Aldous Huxley
Ends and Means: An Inquiry into the Nature of Ideals and into the Methods Employed for Their Realization (1937) 186 copies
Fahrenheit 451,Brave New World and 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four 3 Books Bundle Collection (2016) 58 copies
Psychedelic Prophets: The Letters of Aldous Huxley and Humphry Osmond (McGill-Queen’s/Associated Medical Services… (2018) 11 copies
Essays 7 copies
The Cicadas and Other Poems 7 copies
OBRAS COMPLETAS. II. LIMBO. LA ENVOLTURA HUMANA. AL MARGEN. MI TIO SPENCER. DOS O TRES GRACIAS. MUSICA EN LA NOCHE.… (1952) 7 copies
Das Lächeln der Gioconda. Jung-Archimedes. Zwei Novellen. Übersetzt v. Herberth E. Herlitschka. (1931) 4 copies
Königs Erläuterungen und Materialien: Interpretation zu Huxley. Schöne neue Welt (Brave New World) (2001) 4 copies
Schöne neue Welt (mit "Dreißig Jahre danach") / Die Glockenbäume. Unterwegs in die Welt von morgen.… (1988) 4 copies
Obras completas 4 copies
Och sen levde de lyckliga ... 4 copies
A Teacher's Guide to Brave New World: Common-Core Aligned Teacher Materials and a Sample Chapter (2014) 3 copies
Point Counter Point : vol 2 3 copies
Aldous Huxley 3 copies
Den mexikanska hatten 3 copies
Un mundo feliz. Las puertas de la percepción. Cielo e infierno (Spanish Edition) (2010) — Author — 3 copies
Brave New World 2 copies
Fard 2 copies
ME E MIRA E BOTEVE 2 copies
Aldous Huxley - Complete Essays (6 Volume Set - Complete) Vol. 1: 1920-1925; Vol. 2: 1926-1929; Vol. 3: 1930-1935; Vol.… (2000) 2 copies
Obras completas. I 2 copies
Holy Face, and other essays 2 copies
The Dwarfs 1 copy
Fairy Godmother 1 copy
Antologia do conto moderno — Author — 1 copy
Harper's modern classics 1 copy
Half-Holiday 1 copy
Novelas . I 1 copy
A Day in Windsor 1 copy
Si restul e tacere 1 copy
L'Arte di vivere 1 copy
Aldous Huxley - Il sorriso della Gioconda | August W. Derleth - La signora Lannisfree | - Lettera noiosa — Author — 1 copy
Himmel og helvede 1 copy
Aldous Huxley zum Gedächtnis 1 copy
New preface to an old book 1 copy
Un mundo feliz 1 copy
FINES Y MEDIOS 1 copy
MÚSICA EN LA NOCHE 1 copy
LE GÉNIE ET LA DÉESSE 1 copy
EL TIEMPO Y LA MÁQUINA 1 copy
Klett Lektürehilfen Brave New World: für Oberstufe und Abitur - Interpretationshilfe für die Schule (2007) 1 copy
LOS CUERVOS DEL JARDÍN 1 copy
Novelas Tomo I 1 copy
Novelas II 1 copy
The French of Paris 1 copy
Louise de la Valliere 1 copy
En port till andra varlden 1 copy
Poslije mnogih ljeta 1 copy
Aldous Huxley's Early Writings including (complete and unabridged) Crome Yellow, The Burning Wheel, The Defeat of Youth… (2015) 1 copy
LA PAIX DES PROFONDEURS. 1 copy
Essays of Aldous Huxley 1 copy
Unser Glaube 1 copy
The Claxtons 1 copy
Αυτά τα γυμνά φύλλα 1 copy
Verhalen 1 copy
Pripovjetke 1 copy
Aldous Huxley Cartas 1 copy
Los escándalos de Crome, El sombrero mexicano, El pequeño Arquímedes, Un Mundo Feliz, Nueva visita… (2008) 1 copy
el camino al infierno 1 copy
Djevlene fra Loudun 1 copy
Beautiful new world Classic full translation Chinese and English version of two in one(Chinese Edition) (2018) 1 copy
Markmid og Leidir 1 copy
Uncollected Stories 1 copy
1977 1 copy
1965 1 copy
O Céu e o Inferno 1 copy
℗L'℗arte della vista 1 copy
Associated Works
Zen and the Psychology of Transformation: The Supreme Doctrine (1951) — Foreword, some editions — 181 copies
The Graphic Canon, Vol. 3: From Heart of Darkness to Hemingway to Infinite Jest (2013) — Contributor — 149 copies
The Awakening of Faith: The Classic Exposition of Mahayana Buddhism (1960) — Foreword, some editions — 68 copies
Gentlemen, Scholars and Scoundrels: A Treasury of the Best of Harper's Magazine from 1850 to the Present (1959) — Contributor — 56 copies
Oogst der tijden : keur uit de werken van schrijvers en dichters aller volken en eeuwen (1940) — Contributor — 10 copies
Parabola: Myth and the Quest for Meaning, Vol. 7, No. 3: Ceremonies (1982) — Contributor — 10 copies
These Simple Things: Some Appreciations of the Small Joys in Daily Life (1965) — Contributor — 8 copies
WHAT VEDANTA MEANS TO ME CONTRIBUTORS INCLUDE ALDOUS HUXLEY - CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD - AND GERALD HEARD (1961) — Contributor — 8 copies
Die zwei Kulturen : literarische und naturwissenschaftliche Intelligenz ; C. P. Snows These in der Diskussion (1967) — Contributor — 6 copies
The Best from Cosmopolitan — Contributor — 4 copies
Die englische Literatur 09 in Text und Darstellung. 20. Jahrhundert. (2001) — Contributor — 3 copies
Georgian Stories 1924 — Contributor — 2 copies
Meesters der vertelkunst : zevenenderdig verhalen uit de moderne wereldliteratuur (1975) — Contributor — 2 copies
Dystopia Boxed Set: 18 Dystopian Classics in One Edition — Contributor — 1 copy
7 Novel Dystopian Collection — Contributor — 1 copy
Best Crime Stories 2 — Contributor — 1 copy
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- Legal name
- Huxley, Aldous Leonard
- Birthdate
- 1894-07-26
- Date of death
- 1963-11-22
- Burial location
- Watts Memorial Chapel Cemetery, Compton, Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Country (for map)
- England, UK
- Birthplace
- Godalming, Surrey, England, UK
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Cause of death
- laryngeal cancer
- Places of residence
- Hollywood, California, USA
Taos, New Mexico, USA
Llano, California, USA
Italy
Sanary-sur-Mer, France - Education
- Eton College
Balliol Collage, Oxford University (BA|1916) - Occupations
- novelist
journalist
critic
screenwriter
civil servant
editor - Relationships
- Huxley, Leonard (father)
Huxley, Matthew (son)
Huxley, Julian (brother)
Huxley, Laura Archera (wife)
Huxley, Thomas Henry (grandfather)
Ward, Mary Augusta (aunt) (show all 11)
Arnold, Matthew (great-uncle)
Ward, Thomas Humphry (uncle)
Arnold, Thomas (great-grandfather)
Huxley, Anthony (nephew)
Huxley, Francis (nephew) - Awards and honors
- Royal Society of Literature Companion of Literature (1962)
American Academy of Arts and Letters (Foreign Honorary ∙ Literature ∙ 1960)
American Academy of Arts and Letters Award of Merit (1959)
James Tait Black Memorial Prize (1939)
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