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Aldous Huxley Life and Inspiration. Born on July 26, 1894 Wealthy, privileged Son of famous biology scientist, Thomas Henry Huxley, who contributed to the Theory of Evolution. Related to published authors and educators, very educated family Attended Oxford, published collection of poetry

Aldous Huxley Life and Inspiration

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   Aldous Huxley

2. 1. By: Peter DerksAldous Huxley (1894-1963)
3. 2. 1894-1963Wrote the novelBrave New WorldBesides Novels, he also wrote: travel books, poems, plays as well essays ranging through multiple topics.
4. 3. July 26, 1894 in Godalming, Surrey, English novelist and critic Aldous Leonard Huxley was born.
5. 4. Despite having his mother die (1908) and suffering temporary blindness for 18 months, Huxley was able to earn his B.A. in English from Balliol College, Oxford.
6. 5. Publishing a dozen books through the 1920s, he quickly became a influential literacy figure. Biography
7. 6. Brave New World (1932), which was a fictional book about futuristic society.
8. 7. Brave New World Revisited (1958) was written to show Huxley’s opinion on the masterwork (Brave New World) and reflect on the fact that his assumptions of the future were coming due to Hitler’s Reich.
9. 8. Island (1962) is a return to the a utopia first visited in the novel Brave New World, but not the same futuristic land, instead it is a fabled island called Pala that explores what it would be like from an outsid
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   Aldous Huxley: Visionary Writer and Philosopher

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   Explore the life, works, and impact of Aldous Huxley, a prolific author known for "Brave New World" and groundbreaking views on drugs and society.

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   Aldous Huxley: Visionary Writer and Philosopher

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   1. Aldous Huxley

   2. About Huxley • Born July 26, 1894 • Died November 22, 1963, and was cremated • Son of Thomas Henry H