Collected Short Stories

Twenty-one distinguished stories, confirming HuxleyAIs stature as one of the giants of modern English prose and of social commentary in our time. A very good book.O-V. S. Pritchett.

“Twenty-one distinguished stories, confirming Huxley's stature as one of the giants of modern English prose and of social commentary in our time. A very good book.”

-- V. S. Pritchett These stories ... reveal in snatches the real nature of his genius, which is essentially discursive, argumentative, analytical, and omnivorous.... [He is] always stimulating because of the sharp inquiring intellect at work, moving with equal liveliness to pinpoint an absurdity of character, as in `Chawdron,' or to feast on the pleasure of Italian life and painting. Manchester Guardian A great pleasure to read. Times Literary Supplement

Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) is the author of the classic n

Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) is the author of the classic novels "Island", "Eyeless in Gaza", and "The Genius and the Govels "Island", "Eyeless in Gaza", and "The Genius and the Goddess", as well as such critically acclaimed nonfiction woroddess", as well as such critically acclaimed nonfiction works as "The Devils of Loudun", "The Doors of Perception", andks as "The Devils of Loudun", "The Doors of Perception", and "The Perennial Philosophy". Born in Surrey, England, and ed "The Perennial Philosophy". Born in Surrey, England, and educa

Aldous Huxley's stature as one of the giants of modern English prose and of social commentary in our time is confirmed in this gathering of his distinguished stories into a single volume. Twenty-one pieces are here, including "The Gioconda Smile," "Little Mexican," "Young Archimedes," and "Chawdron." Together they offer a complete view of Huxley's work in the genre, in which he established himself as an acknowledged master.

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