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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Aldous Huxley- young adult authorBy Christopher (o.d.c.)Publication date: 1921Huxley's first novel, written in imitation of such books as Headlong Hall and South Wind.A country visit is the occasion for the wine and conversation to flow freely- thus, the fledgling poet Denis, the older intellectual, Scogan, somewhat past his prime, Wimbush, the antiquarian, who has some pretty entertaining accounts of his ancestors (really just short stories- like many a first novel, it has the flavor of a "Collected Works.")I'd even call it a 'young adult' novel, insofar as the protagonist, Denis, is preoccupied with his lack of success with women. Of course, it would be for young adults studying for their SATs- I counted five 'SAT words' in one sentence at one point:"... For the sake of peace and quiet Denis had retired earlier on this same afternoon to his bedroom. He wanted to work, but the hour was a drowsy one, and lunch, so recently eaten, weighed heavily on body and mind. The *meridian* demon was upon him; he was possessed by that bored and hopeless *post-prandial* melancholy which the *coenobites* of old knew and feared under the name of "accidie."(Note that he solves the problem with something unavailable to the 'coenobites of old,' namely gin.)My favorite 'set piece' in this assemblage of set pieces, one I remember well from twenty years ago, is Denis explaining to Scogan how poetical and marvelous the word 'carminative' seemed until, using it in a poem, he has to look up the meaning."... And now"—Denis spread out his hands, palms upwards, despairingly—"now I know what carminative really means.""Well, what DOES it mean?" asked Mr. Scogan, a little impatiently."Carminative," said Denis, lingering lovingly over the syllables, "carminative. I imagined vaguely that it had something to do with carmen-carminis, still more vaguely with caro-carnis, and its derivations, like carnival and carnation. Carminative—there was the idea of singing and the idea of flesh, rose- coloured and warm, with a suggestion of the jollities of mi-Careme and the masked holidays of Venice. Carminative—the warmth, the glow, the interior ripeness were all in the word. Instead of which..."0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. If You Can't Wangle an Invitation to a Country House Weekend, This Will Do For NowBy Pop BopThis novel, published in 1921, was Huxley's first. While it touches upon some serious issues, (note a passing conversation that prefigures a bit of "Brave New World"), it is mostly a send up of various literary, and actual, "types" and of the entire country house genre. Our hero is the rather superficial, confused and unobservant Denis, but his naiveté actually spares him from Huxley's most withering observations. That said, Huxley was rather young himself, and his version of "withering" drifts often enough into the comic, witty, and indulgent, which makes the whole book lighter and more entertaining than it might otherwise have been. There is satire, and snark, and some wonderful word-smithing, but nothing of the sour, bitter or vengeful that one occasionally encounters in the work of older and more battle hardened satirists.This is the sort of book I've been sitting on for years, waiting for a chance to get around to it. Since it is available as a Kindle freebie, being in the public domain, I seized that opportunity to give a read. If you like banter, decent conversation, some consciously showy writing, and country house scenes with the occasional bit of bracing satire, this might suit just fine. (Interesting aside. The other freebie I read right before this was Fitzgerald's "This Side of Paradise". It was published the same time as this, was also a debut novel, and uses Princeton as the American equivalent of a country house getaway. Read them side by side for a very rewarding experience. As they say in Lit. 101 - compare and contrast.)I read the free download of this book on a Kindle Touch. The book is well formatted and presents well on the Kindle. The native font is fine, but all the Kindle options - font selection, font size, line spacing, and margins - work properly. The Kindle "Go To" function was a satisfactory option for navigation. There are no notes or annotations, and no editor foreword or supplementary material. This is a bare bones, but faithful, transcription of the text. This copy avoids the dreaded error where a letter, (usually "f" or "t" for some reason), has been omitted everywhere in the text. The text here is clean. There are no odd page breaks, no paragraphing problems, no garbled sentences, and no other format issues.Bottom line - this is an excellent choice for browsing or experimenting and a nice freebie find. Actually, it is an entertaining and rewarding read in whatever form or edition you can find it.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Great first novelBy Paul RooneyThe English country house weekend is given the treatment here. This is a satire of this event, the basis for many hundreds of novels. All the characters are some what exaggerated as to be expected of a satire, but the mix allows the author to express his ideas and views on everything.We have unrequited love, the 'cad', the women who are- beautiful, strange, beguiling and weird. The master of the house is delightfully eccentric and the house "Crome" has a story itself.This is Huxley's first book but the ideas for 'Brave New World' are already being thought through and discussed here.This is a short read but Huxley gives you much to think about .

A witty recounting of a house party, wherein Huxley satirises the fads and fashions of the time--we hear the history of the house 'Crome' from Henry Wimbush, its owner and self-appointed historian; apocalypse is prophesied, virginity is lost, and inspirational aphorisms are gained in a trance. The protagonist, Denis Stone, tries to capture it all in poetry and is disappointed in love.

From Library JournalAlthough Blackstone is to be commended for rediscovering many older literary classics, these two early Huxley novels might better have been left to rest in peace. Crome Yellow (1921) depicts an aristocratic cast of eccentrics in a British country house who do nothing but talk...and talk.... Antic Way (1923) shifts to a similar group of Bohemians in London who spend hours in elegant restaurants discussing art and philosophy. With so much conversation and so little action, reading these books aloud is unquestionably the best way to dramatize Huxley's brilliant dialog. Robert Whitfield does it full justice and proves that he is now one of the best narrators in the business. Recommended only for Huxley fans.AJo Carr, Sarasota, FL Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. First novel by Aldous Huxley, published in 1921. The book is a social satire of the British literati in the period following World War I. Crome Yellow revolves around the hapless love affair of Denis Stone, a sensitive poet, and Anne Wimbush. Her uncle, Henry Wimbush, hosts a party at his country estate, Crome Yellow, that brings together a humorous coterie of characters. --The Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of LiteratureFrom the Inside FlapOne of the greatest prose writers and social commentators of the 20th century, Aldous Huxley here introduces us to a delightfully cynical, comic and severe group of artists and intellectuals engaged in the most free-thinking and modern kind of talk imaginable.

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