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Crome Yellow
Aldous Huxley
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Description for Crome Yellow
Paperback. Denis Stone, a naive young poet, is invited to stay at Crome, a country house renowned for its gatherings of 'bright young things'. His hosts, Henry Wimbush and his exotic wife Priscilla, are joined by a party of colourful guests whose intrigues and opinions ensure Denis' stay is a memorable one. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MALCOLM BRADBURY
Denis Stone, a naive young poet, is invited to stay at Crome, a country house renowned for its gatherings of 'bright young things'. His hosts, Henry Wimbush and his exotic wife Priscilla, are joined by a party of outlandish guests whose intrigues and opinions ensure Denis's attemps to woo the young Anne Wimbush are met with every possible obstacle.
First published in 1921, Crome Yellow was Aldous Huxley's much-acclaimed debut novel.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099461890
SKU
V9780099461890
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About Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley came to literary fame in 1921 with his first novel, Crome Yellow. With the novels Antic Hay, Those Barren Leaves and Point Counter Point, Huxley quickly established a reputation for bright, brilliant satires that ruthlessly passed judgement on the shortcomings of contemporary society. In later life, exploration of the inner life through mysticism and hallucinogenic drugs dominated Huxley’s ... Read more
Reviews for Crome Yellow
Delightful. Crome Yellow is witty, worldly and poetic
The Times
I find it hard to keep my enthusiasm for Crome Yellow within decent bounds. It is at once irresistibly funny and shrewd in its criticisms of daily life
Daily Express
With a strong, delightful and admirable talent for caricature, Huxley is at his entertaining best in ... Read more
The Times
I find it hard to keep my enthusiasm for Crome Yellow within decent bounds. It is at once irresistibly funny and shrewd in its criticisms of daily life
Daily Express
With a strong, delightful and admirable talent for caricature, Huxley is at his entertaining best in ... Read more