Collected Short Stories

by Aldous Huxley

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780929587813
Publisher:	Dee, Ivan R. Publisher
Publication date:	02/25/1992
Edition description:	1st Elephant Edition
Pages:	395
Sales rank:	298,914
Product dimensions:	5.57(w) x 8.38(h) x 1.18(d)

About the Author

Aldous Huxley (1894–1963), one of the most important English novelists of the twentieth century, is best known for Brave New World, Point Counter Point, Crome Yellow, Ape and Essence, and other novels. He also wrote biography, essays, and criticism.

What People are Saying About This

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

"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."

Editorial Reviews

A great pleasure to read.

Times Literary Supplement

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

A great pleasure to read.

Times Literary Supplement (UK)

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