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The collection gathers short essays and marginal notes that move between literary criticism, cultural commentary, and travel sketch. Huxley reflects on centenary celebrations, re-reads canonical works, and considers poetry's subject-matter, bibliophily, and democratic art. He offers close readings of several past writers, essays on pleasures, polite conversation, nationality in love, and meditations on beauty and modern taste, alongside pieces prompted by travel in Italy and Tibet. Wit, erudition, and satirical distance shape concise, impressionistic pieces that alternate criticism, anecdote, and personal reflection.

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Title: On the Margin: Notes and Essays

Author: Aldous Huxley

Release date: December 7, 2019 [eBook #60866]
Most recently updated: October 17, 2024

Language: English

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ALDOUS HUXLEY