“The essay is a literary device for saying almost everything about almost anything”
Quote by Aldous Huxley
Work
Complete Essays: 1956-1963, and supplement, 1920-1948
This comprehensive volume includes a selection of essays written between 1920 and 1963, offering insights into the evolution of the author's thought and the cultural context of the time. more
Author
Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley was an English writer and philosopher, renowned for his dystopian novel 'Brave New World'. Born on July 26, 1894, in Godalming, Surrey, England, he was the younger brother of the poet and critic Leonard Huxley. Huxley's works frequently delved into the interplay of science, politics, and philosophy, and he was a prominent figure in the literary movement known as the 'Lost Generation'. He passed away on November 22, 1963. more
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