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Author: Aldous Huxley
First Published: 1921
Type of Work: Novel
Type of Plot: Social satire
Time of Work: 1920’s
Setting: England
Principal Characters: Henry Wimbush, Anne Wimbush, Denis Stone, Mr. Scrogan, Gombauld, Mary Bracegirdle, Jenny Mullion
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

Denis Stone, a shy young poet, went to a house party at Crome, the country home of Henry Wimbush and his wife. He went because he was in love with Wimbush’s niece, Anne. Anne looked down on Denis because he was four years younger than she, and she treated him with scorn when he attempted to speak of love. Mr. Wimbush was interested in little except Crome and the histories of the people who had lived in the old house. Mrs. Wimbush was a woman with red hair, probably false, and an interest in astrology, especially since she had recently won a bet on a horse with her...

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