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Author: Aldous Huxley
First Published: 1936
Type of Work: Novel
Type of Plot: Social realism
Time of Work: 1902-1935
Setting: London, southern France, and Mexico
Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
Subjects: Freedom, Self-discovery, Philosophy or philosophers, France or French people, Sex or sexuality, Autobiography, Friendship, Class consciousness, 1910’s, 1920’s, 1930’s, London, Mexico or Mexicans, Sociology, Pacifism
Locales: France, Mexico, London, England

Anthony Beavis, a sociologist who, for much of his life, intellectualizes everything and puts his energy into his scholarly work. In 1933, he realizes that he loves Helen Ledwidge, his mistress, whom he has not allowed to get emotionally involved with him. Anthony’s detachment stems partly from guilt he feels at contributing to his friend Brian’s suicide. Brian killed himself after learning that his fiancée, Joan, fell in love with Anthony after Anthony kissed her on a bet. From a lonely, motherless schoolboy, Anthony turns into a pacifist who is...

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