Dec 28, 2009

Salem on History | Aldous Huxley

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Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
Categories: Literature, Publishing
Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Novelists, Short Story Writers, Poetry, Poets
Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American History 1951-present, 20th & 21st Century European History, British History

Article abstract: Through far-sighted, iconoclastic thought and prolific, diverse writings, Huxley not only recorded but also transcended his age, greatly enriching intellectual life for the twentieth century and beyond.

Early Life

Aldous Leonard Huxley, the third son of Leonard Huxley and Julia Frances Arnold, descended from two distinguished families: one known for high achievement in the sciences and the other equally renowned for contributions to education and literature. On his father’s side, Thomas Henry Huxley, the eminent biologist and...

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Salem on History | Aldous Huxley

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Early Life

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