Aldous Huxley

Aldous Huxley

Aldous Huxley was born in Godalming, Surrey, England on July 26th, 1894 and passed away at the age of 69 on November 22nd, 1963.

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Aldous Huxley Stats: The highest rated book by Aldous Huxley on Book Notification is Brave New World, a Standalone novel.

The most read book by Aldous Huxley on Book Notification is Brave New World, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is Crome Yellow, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Aldous Huxley books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are Brave New World, Crome Yellow, and Brave New World Revisited.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
4
Crome Yellow
1921
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2
Antic Hay
1923
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3
Those Barren Leaves
1925
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4
7.6
Brave New World
1932
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5
Eyeless in Gaza
1936
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6
After Many a Summer Dies the Swan
1939
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7
Time Must Have a Stop
1944
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8
Ape and Essence
1948
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9
8
The Genius and the Goddess
1955
Go
10
9
Brave New World Revisited
1958
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11
4
Island
1962
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order (with Christopher Isherwood, with Amy Jurskis)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Jacob's Hands (With: Christopher Isherwood)
1939
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2
A Teacher's Guide to Brave New World (With: Amy Jurskis)
2014
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3
The Legend of the Gamer
2024
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top short story collections are The Burning Wheel, Limbo, and The Gioconda Smile.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Burning Wheel
1916
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2
The Defeat of Youth and Other Poems
1918
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3
Limbo
1918
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4
Mortal Coils
1922
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5
Young Archimedes and Other Stories
1924
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6
Selected Poems
1925
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7
Two Or Three Graces and Other Stories
1926
Go
8
Arabia Infelix and Other Poems
1929
Go
9
Leda
1929
Go
10
Brief Candles / After the Fireworks
1930
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11
The Cicadas and Other Poems
1931
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12
The Gioconda Smile
1932
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13
Rotunda. A Selection...
1932
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14
The Olive Tree and Other Essays
1936
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15
The Art of Seeing
1942
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16
Stories, Essays, and Poems
1942
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17
Little Mexican - Six Stories
1948
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18
Themes And Variations
1950
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19
Collected Short Stories
1957
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20
The Collected Poetry of Aldous Huxley
1971
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21
Oxford Poetry; Volume 1914-1916
2012
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List of Standalone Plays in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Now More Than Ever
1933
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2
The World of Light
2020
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List of Picture Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9
The Crows of Pearblossom
1944
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
On the Margin
1923
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2
Along the Road: Notes and Essays of a Tourist
1925
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3
Essays New and Old
1926
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4
Proper Studies
1928
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5
Do What You Will
1929
Go
6
Holy Face and Other Essays
1929
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7
Vulgarity in Literature: Digressions from a Theme
1930
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8
Jesting Pilate
1932
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9
Texts and Pretexts
1933
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10
Beyond the Mexique Bay
1934
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11
Ends and Means
1937
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12
The Elder Peter Bruegel 1528-1569
1938
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13
The Perennial Philosophy
1938
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14
Words and Their Meanings
1940
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15
Grey Eminence
1941
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16
Science, Liberty And Peace
1946
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17
2
The Devils of Loudun
1952
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18
8
The Doors of Perception
1954
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19
Adonis and the Alphabet and Other Essays
1956
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20
Heaven and Hell
1956
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21
Tomorrow and Tomorrow
1956
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22
The Human Situation
1959
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23
On Art and Artists
1960
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24
Literature And Science
1963
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25
Aldous Huxley: A Collection of Critical Essays
1968
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26
Letters of Aldous Huxley.
1969
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27
Huxley and God
1992
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28
Music at Night and Other Essays
2020
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List of Vintage Minis Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Motherhood (By: Helen Simpson)
2017
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2
Love (By: Jeanette Winterson)
2017
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3
Eating (By: Nigella Lawson)
2017
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4
Psychedelics
2017
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List of Dalkey Archive Essentials Books in Publication Order

Explores characters and their complex relationships through innovative narrative techniques.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Making of Americans (By: Gertrude Stein)
1925
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2
Ryder ( By: Djuna Barnes)
1928
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3
8
Point Counter Point
1928
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4
La familia de Pascual Duarte / The Family of Pascual Duarte (By: Anthony Kerrigan, Camilo José Cela)
1942
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5
Angel in the Forest: A Fairy Tale of Two Utopias (By: Mark Van Doren, Marguerite Young)
1945
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6
The Planetarium (By: Nathalie Sarraute, Maria Jolas)
1959
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7
6
The Sot-Weed Factor (By: John Barth)
1960
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8
8.3
Miss MacIntosh, My Darling (By: Marguerite Young)
1965
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9
Langrishe, Go Down (By: Aidan Higgins)
1966
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10
Cigarettes (By: Harry Mathews)
1987
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11
Jade Cabinet ( By: Rikki Ducornet)
1993
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12
Billy and Girl (By: Deborah Levy)
1996
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13
9
Europeana (By: Patrik Ouředník, Gerald Turner)
2001
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14
Impossible Object (By: Nicholas Mosley)
2015
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15
Trilogy (By: Jon Fosse)
2022
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16
Mulligan Stew (By: Gilbert Sorrentino)
2022
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17
La Batarde (By: Violette Leduc, Derek Coltman)
2023
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18
Nobodaddy's Children (By: John E. Woods, Arno Schmidt)
2023
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19
Morning & Evening ( By: Jon Fosse)
2024
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20
Zoo, or Letters Not about Love
2024
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21
Tomb for Boris Davidovich (By: Danilo Kiš)
2024
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22
Cobra (By: Suzanne Jill Levine, Severo Sarduy, James McCourt)
2025
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23
Suicide (By: Édouard Levé)
2025
Go
24
Log of the S.S. The Mrs Unguentine (By: Stanley Crawford)
2025
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25
Chapel Road ( By: Louis Paul Boon)
2025
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26
Killoyle (By: Roger Boylan)
2026
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27
Killoyle: An Irish Farce (By: Roger Boylan)
2026
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28
AVA (By: Carole Maso, Jamie Hood)
2026
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List of Aldous Huxley Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
4
50 Great Short Stories
1952
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2
Writers At Work: The Paris Review Interviews
1957
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3
War: An Anthology
1969
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4
10
Moksha: Writings on Psychedelics and the Visionary Experience, 1931-1963
1977
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5
Timothy Leary: Outside Looking In
1999
Go
6
Writing Los Angeles
2002
Go
7
The Little Big Book of California
2005
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8
The Harvard Psychedelic Club
2010
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9
30 Eternal Masterpieces of Humorous Stories
2019
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Aldous Huxley

Aldous Huxley (Aldous Leonard Huxley) was born on July 26th, 1894. Aldous passed away November 22nd, 1963 at 69 years old. Aldous Huxley was born in Godalming, Surrey, England. Huxley attended Balliol College, Oxford where he received a B.A. in English Literature.

Aldous Huxley is known for writing in the Non-Fiction, Science Fiction, Literary Fiction, and Classics genres.

Aldous Huxley has written 28 Non-Fiction Books. The first was released in 1923 with the book On the Margin. The most recently released was Music at Night and Other Essays which was released in 2020.

Aldous Huxley also wrote the Short Story Collections series which has 21 books including The Burning Wheel and The Defeat of Youth and Other Poems.

Aldous Huxley: Lists & Other Mentions

  • Brave New World has made several lists including:
    1. AbeBooks: 100 (Fiction) Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2018.
    2. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Board's List Selection in 1998.
    3. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Radcliffe's List Selection in 1998.
    4. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Readers' List Selection in 1998.
    5. The Guardian: 100 Best Novels Written in English Selection in 2015.
    6. The Guardian: 100 Greatest Novels of All Time Selection in 2003 and 2015.
    7. Penguin: 100 Must-Read Classic Books Selection in 2022.
    8. BBC: 100 Novels That Shaped Our World Selection in 2019.
    9. The Guardian: 50 Books That Defined Their Era Selection in 2011.
    10. Complex: 50 Books to Read Before You Die Selection in 2012.
    11. AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books Selection in 2021.
    12. Flavor Wire: 50 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novels That Everyone Should Read Selection in 2013.
    13. Marie Claire Magazine: Best Books To Read Before You Die Selection in 2017.
    14. Waterstones: Books of the Century Selection in 1997.
    15. Book Riot: From Zero to Well-Read in 100 Books Selection in 2013.
    16. TES Magazine: Teacher's Favourite Books List Selection in 2013.
    17. Spy.com: The 25 Best Science-Fiction Books of All Time Selection in 2020.
    18. BBC: The Big Read Selection in 2003.
    19. The Telegraph: The Perfect Library Selection in 2008.
    20. NPR: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books Selection in 2011.
  • Point Counter Point was a Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Board's List Selection in 1998.
  • The Doors of Perception was a The Telegraph: 50 Best Cult Books Selection in 2016.
  • Eyeless in Gaza was a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1936.
  • After Many a Summer Dies the Swan was a Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939 Selection in 1984.
  • Ape and Essence was a Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939 Selection in 1984.
  • Island was a Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939 Selection in 1984.

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  10. Arthur C. Clarke, author of the Space Odyssey Series.

Aldous Huxley: F.A.Q

When was Aldous Huxley Born?

Aldous Huxley was born on July 26th, 1894.

When did Aldous Huxley die?

Aldous Huxley died on November 22nd, 1963 at 69 years old.

Where was Aldous Huxley Born?

Aldous Huxley was born in Godalming, Surrey, England.

What was the first book Aldous Huxley wrote?

The first book written by Aldous Huxley was The Burning Wheel, published in 1916.

What was the most recent book Aldous Huxley wrote?

His most recently released work was The Legend of the Gamer (a short story) on June 26th, 2024.

What is the most popular book by Aldous Huxley?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Aldous Huxley book is Brave New World. Here are his most popular books:
  1. Brave New World (7.55)
  2. Crome Yellow (4)
  3. Brave New World Revisited (9)
  4. Point Counter Point (8)
  5. Island (4)

What genres does Aldous Huxley Write?

Aldous Huxley primarily writes in the Classics, Literary Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Science Fiction genres. His work includes sub-genres such as Social Commentary, Dystopian / Utopian Science Fiction, and Apocalyptic / Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction.

How many books has Aldous Huxley written?

Aldous Huxley has written 68 books across 10 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 11 Standalone Novels
  • 3 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 21 Short Story Collections
  • 2 Standalone Plays
  • 1 Picture Books
  • 28 Non-Fiction Books
  • 1 Christopher Isherwood Short Stories/Novellas
  • 1 book in the Vintage Minis Series
  • 1 book in the Dalkey Archive Essentials Series

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