HUXLEY, Aldous (1894-1963), English writer, famous for his w - Lot 178

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HUXLEY, Aldous (1894-1963), English writer, famous for his w - Lot 178
HUXLEY, Aldous (1894-1963), English writer, famous for his works: The Brave New World and The Gates of Perception. Autograph piece, titled Relative to poetry / Poetry I have read. S.l.n.d. 1 p. folio. Small split at a fold. Precious document in which Huxley lists his personal pantheon of poets, poetic works and a retrospective of his readings. Huxley makes a first list of 14 books, with names of author, publisher and notes: The Poetic Principle, by Edgar Allan Poe; In defense of Harriet Shelley, by Mark Twain, Adventures in reading by May Lamberton Becker, American nights entertainment by Grant Martin Overton, Man, by Alexander Pope, The Garden of love by William Blake, etc. He adds page references. Huxley then lists his poetry readings with notes and paginations: Ballads, Recitations, Lays of ancient Rome, Ladys of the lake, Aurora Leigh, Golden treasury, Bryant, Little book of modern verse, Mrs. Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Tupper, Contemporary verse, Bridle paths, Arrowheads, Comedy of errors, Hamlet, Romeo, Othello, Today's poetry, Poe, etc. Huxley began his career by publishing collections of verse (The Burning Wheel, 1916; The defeat of Youth, 1918 etc) and continued his poetic work throughout his life. Rare.
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