Aldous Huxley
Crome Yellow
Paperback
(CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Oct. 2, 2009)
Crome Yellow is the first novel by British author Aldous Huxley. In the book, Huxley satirizes the fads and fashions of the time. It is the witty story of a house party at "Crome". We hear the history of the house from Henry Wimbush, its owner and self-appointed historian; apocalypse is prophesied, virginity is lost, and inspirational aphorisms are gained in a trance.
Crome Yellow is in the tradition of the English country house novel, as practiced most notably by Thomas Love Peacock, in which a diverse group of characters descend upon an estate to leech off the host. They spend most of their time eating, drinking, and holding forth on their personal intellectual conceits. Huxley's novel, however, has slightly more actual events and far more delineation of character than Peacock's novels -- which is interesting considering Huxley's tendency in most of his other novels to lecture at great length.
Crome Yellow is in the tradition of the English country house novel, as practiced most notably by Thomas Love Peacock, in which a diverse group of characters descend upon an estate to leech off the host. They spend most of their time eating, drinking, and holding forth on their personal intellectual conceits. Huxley's novel, however, has slightly more actual events and far more delineation of character than Peacock's novels -- which is interesting considering Huxley's tendency in most of his other novels to lecture at great length.
- ISBN
- 143829686X / 9781438296869
- Pages
- 126
- Weight
- 6.4 oz.
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 0.32 in.
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