Crome Yellow (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Aldous Huxley
- First Published: 1921
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social satire
- Time of Work: The 1920’s
- Setting: England
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire
- Subjects: Philosophy or philosophers, Love or romance, Social issues, Art or artists, Communication, Poetry or poets, 1920’s, England or English people, Human behavior, Parties
- Locales: England
Characters Discussed
Henry Wimbush, the owner of Crome, a country house in England. He is the host for the house party that brings together the unusual group of people who are characters in the novel. Wimbush is so interested in Crome that he has been writing its history for thirty years. He frequently calls his guests together to read to them choice portions of his account.
Denis Stone, a young poet, almost a symbol in the novel for artistic ineffectuality, who loves Anne Wimbush, old Henry’s niece. Stone is disturbed by the other guests at the party, particularly by...
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