Description
A CLASSIC OF EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY SATIRE • Aldous Huxley’s first novel, a witty and sharp portrait of art, society, and identity in a changing age.
Denis Stone, a young poet eager to find his voice, accepts an invitation to the country estate of Crome. There he encounters a circle of artists, intellectuals, and eccentrics—each one full of grand ideas, biting opinions, and private desires. Over dinners, arguments, and flirtations, Denis struggles to reconcile his longing for artistic greatness with the absurdities of the world around him. His search is comic, poignant, and deeply human.
First published in 1921, Aldous Huxley’s Crome Yellow stands as a satirical portrait of postwar England, a world restless with new freedoms but still tethered to tradition. With its playful dialogue and piercing wit, the novel skewers cultural pretension while probing serious questions of art, love, and selfhood. It anticipated Huxley’s later masterpieces, including Brave New World, while carving out its own place as a bold debut. “The most extraordinary things seem possible in the country,” one character observes—a line that captures the mix of satire and discovery that defines the novel.
This Feel Classics edition presents Huxley’s work with fresh clarity for today’s readers. Featuring a thoughtful introduction, explanatory notes, glossary, and a detailed chronology of the author’s life, it is ideal for students, first-time readers, and literature enthusiasts alike.
A sharp, witty classic that still speaks to anyone who has ever questioned what it means to create, to belong, and to find one’s place in the modern world.
