After Many a Summer Dies the SwanA Hollywood millionaire with a terror of death, whose personal physician happens to be working on a theory of longevity-these are the elements of Aldous Huxley's caustic and entertaining satire on man's desire to live indefinitely. With his customary wit and intellectual sophistication, Huxley pursues his characters in their quest for the eternal, finishing on a note of horror. "This is Mr. Huxley's Hollywood novel, and you might expect it to be fantastic, extravagant, crazy and preposterous. It is all that, and heaven and hell too....It is the kind of novel that he is particularly the master of, where the most extraordinary and fortuitous events are followed by contemplative little essays on the meaning of life....The story is outrageously good." New York Times. "A highly sensational plot that will keep astonishing you to practically the final sentence." The New Yorker. "Mr. Huxley's elegant mockery, his cruel aptness of phrase, the revelations and the ingenious surprises he springs on the reader are those of a master craftsman; Mr. Huxley is at the top of his form." London Times Literary Supplement." |
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... sort of thing is dangerous . He likes speeches about democracy . ( Inci- dentally , Dr. Mulge is really terrific on the subject . ) But he doesn't approve of the coarse materialists who try to find out how to put those ideals into ...
... sort of thing is dangerous . He likes speeches about democracy . ( Inci- dentally , Dr. Mulge is really terrific on the subject . ) But he doesn't approve of the coarse materialists who try to find out how to put those ideals into ...
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... sort of a scandal ? " Jeremy coughed and patted the top of his head . " The usual sort , " he fluted . " You mean , the old bozo was still at it ? " Dr. Obispo asked incredulously . " Still at it , " Jeremy repeated . " There's a ...
... sort of a scandal ? " Jeremy coughed and patted the top of his head . " The usual sort , " he fluted . " You mean , the old bozo was still at it ? " Dr. Obispo asked incredulously . " Still at it , " Jeremy repeated . " There's a ...
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... sort of human society , he was just a damned fool . " There was silence for a time while Pete did some sawing . " I suppose I've been too optimistic , " the young man said reflectively , when it was over . Mr. Propter nodded . " Too ...
... sort of human society , he was just a damned fool . " There was silence for a time while Pete did some sawing . " I suppose I've been too optimistic , " the young man said reflectively , when it was over . Mr. Propter nodded . " Too ...
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