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A gripping biography by the author of Brave New WorldThe life of Father Joseph, Cardinal Richelieu's aide, was a shocking paradox. After spending his days directing operations on the battlefield, Father Joseph would pass the night in prayer, or in composing spiritual guidance for the nuns in his care.

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It is Christmas Eve, and John Rivers is thinking about the past, about his sheltered upbringing, about an extraordinary time spent as a lab assistant to the great physicist Henry Maartens, about Maartens' beautiful wife, Katy, and about a love affair which shook Rivers to the core and caused him to question everything he once revered.

Jo Stoyte is afraid of death. Written while he was living in California, this is Huxley's response to Hollywood's superficiality and obsession with youth, a powerful cautionary tale which employs all his customary wit and merciless insight.

Sebastian Barnack, a handsome English schoolboy, is on bad terms with his socialist father who disapproves of his hedonistic lifestyle. His education there, thanks to the contradictory influences of his scurrilous Uncle Eustace and a saintly bookseller, is both sacred and profane.

Crome Yellow, is Huxley's first novel, published in 1921. It is a British manor satire where almost nothing happens - even less than normal for this genre. The characters are immaculately presented and manage to express immense profundity in tiny conversations. The writing is wonderful and each turn of phrase is a gem. Huxley's genius shines through the book. It is hilarious, wry and erudite. The Burning Wheel is Huxley's first collection of P...

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Excerpt from Leda Of all the beauty they beheld Of Old, White limbs and heavenly eyes and the hair's river of gold, For once these banks were peopled Spartan [girls Loosed here their maiden girdles and their curls, And stooping o'er the level water stole His darling mirror from the sun through Whole Rapturous hours of gazing. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forg...

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Classic novel set in a hedonistic post First World War London. "£Huxley's) wit and fresh vision lend "Antic Hay" a crystalline quality" "The Guardian

Excerpt from Limbo HE most sumptuous present that Millicent received on her seventh birthday was a doll's house. With love to darling little Mill from Aunty Loo. Aunt Loo was immensely rich, and the doll's house was almost as grandiose and massive as herself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historic...