Overview
Antic Hay Aldous Huxley Theodore Gumbril Junior is fed up with his job as a teacher, and tries a new tack as an inventor of pneumatic trousers. The development and marketing of these is set against his attempts to find love, and the backdrop of his friends' and acquaintances' similar quest for meaning in what seems to them a meaningless world.Aldous Huxley, although primarily known these days for his seminal work Brave New World, gained fame in the 1920s as a writer of social satires such as this, his second novel. Condemned at the time for its frank treatment of sexuality and adultery-it was even banned in Australia-the book's characters' comic lack of stability following the society-wide alignment of the Great War still resonates today.Antic Hay Aldous Huxley Theodore Gumbril Junior is fed up with his job as a teacher, and tries a new tack as an inventor of pneumatic trousers. The development and marketing of these is set against his attempts to find love, and the backdrop of his friends' and acquaintances' similar quest for meaning in what seems to them a meaningless world.Aldous Huxley, although primarily known these days for his seminal work Brave New World, gained fame in the 1920s as a writer of social satires such as this, his second novel. Condemned at the time for its frank treatment of sexuality and adultery-it was even banned in Australia-the book's characters' comic lack of stability following the society-wide alignment of the Great War still resonates today.
Full Product Details
Author: Aldous Huxley
Publisher: Les Prairies Numeriques
Imprint: Les Prairies Numeriques
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.449kg
ISBN: 9791043133640
Pages: 334
Publication Date: 27 February 2026
Audience:
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Theodore Gumbril Junior is fed up with his job as a teacher, and tries a new tack as an inventor of pneumatic trousers. The development and marketing of these is set against his attempts to find love, and the backdrop of his friends' and acquaintances' similar quest for meaning in what seems to them a meaningless world.Aldous Huxley, although primarily known these days for his seminal work Brave New World, gained fame in the 1920s as a writer of social satires such as this, his second novel. Condemned at the time for its frank treatment of sexuality and adultery-it was even banned in Australia-the book's characters' comic lack of stability following the society-wide alignment of the Great War still resonates today.
