Aldous Huxley: The Spoken Word
- Synopsis
- This CD contains recordings from the BBC archives spanning nearly thirty years. On it, Aldous Huxley discusses a range of topics, including the causes of war and the effects of drug-taking on the writing process, as well as talking about his novels Brave New World and Island. Many of the recordings here have not previously been published, and offer insight into one of the most intriguing authors of the 20th century.
Track listing:
1. Causes of War
2. Aldous Huxley discusses his book ‘Ape and Essence’
3. Monitor
4. The Brains Trust - The panel discusses the use of pills to lessen anxiety
5. The Brains Trust - The panel discusses mystical experiences
6. Life and Letters - Series
- Spoken Word, The
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2010
- Availability
- out of distribution
- Subjects
- English language and literature; Literature
- Keywords
- Huxley, Aldous; novelists; World War II; writers - English; drug taking
Credits
- Contributor
- Aldous Huxley
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Audio
- Format
- CD
- Price
- £9.95
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 74 minutes
- Year
- 2010
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Publisher
- Name
British Library Publishing
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/publishing External site opens in new window
Distributor
- Name
British Library Online Shop
- bl-shop@bl.uk
- Web
- http://shop.bl.uk/mall/departmentpage.cfm/BritishLibrary/87294/1/1 External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7735
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB - Notes
- A range of audio publications related to the collections of the British Library’s Sound Archive. Historical topics, wildlife sounds, world music, art and literature are particularly strongly represented. There are also a few DVDs, videos and CD-ROMs based on holdings in the BL. Some of the titles are available for paid audio download.
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