Author Aldous Huxley was
born on July 26, 1894 in Godalming, Surrey, England. He is best known for his
novels including Brave New World and
a wide-ranging output of essays, Huxley also edited the magazine Oxford Poetry, and published short
stories, poetry, travel writing, film stories and scripts. He spent the later
part of his life in the United States, living in Los Angeles from 1937 until
his death. Huxley later became interested in spiritual subjects such as parapsychology,
mysticism, and Universalism. He is also well known for his use of psychedelic
drugs. By the end of his life Huxley was widely acknowledged as one of the
preeminent intellectuals of his time. He died on November 22, 1963 in Los
Angeles, California, and his death was overshadowed by the assassination of
President John F. Kennedy.
Michael Thomas Barry
is the author of Literary Legends of the British Isles. The book can be
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