Huxley, Aldous — Eyeless in Gaza

Chatto & Windus, London, 1938. Second Impression, Hardcover (Original Brown Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Second Impression. London: Chatto & Windus, 1938. Considered by some to be Huxley's greatest novel. First published in 1936; this is a Very Good copy of the Second Impression [stated "A New Impression"] from two years later. The novel focuses on four periods in the life of a socialite named Anthony Beavis between the 1890s (when he is a young boy) and 1936 – but not in chronological order. It describes Beavis's experiences as he goes through school, college and various romantic affairs; the meaninglessness of upper-class life during these times; and Beavis's gradual disillusionment with high society, brought to a head by a friend's suicide. He then begins to seek a source of meaning, and seems to find it when he discovers pacifism and then mysticism Size: Small Octavo. 620 pages. Previous owner's signature in ink to fep.. White titles spine. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; Novels; Literature & Literary. Inventory No: 5277.