Project Gutenberg 2024-09-18 Public domain in the USA. 275 Huxley, Aldous 1894 1963 Huxley, Aldous Leonard Those barren leaves $aNew York :$bGeorge H. Doran Company, $c1925. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Those_Barren_Leaves Emmanuel Ackerman, Chris Hapka and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Those Barren Leaves" by Aldous Huxley is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in a small Italian town and revolves around the social dynamics and character interactions at a summer palace, particularly focusing on the protagonist Mary Thriplow and her encounters with various figures, including the charming Calamy. The book explores themes of passion, artistry, and societal pretense. The opening of the novel introduces the picturesque town of Vezza and sets the tone for a gathering at the palace of the Cybo Malaspina. A weary postman reflects on his arduous daily task of delivering letters and telegrams to the eccentric Englishwoman, Mrs. Aldwinkle, who has invited guests to her summer residence. Among them, Miss Thriplow is introduced as a young novelist preparing for the arrival of Mr. Calamy, a handsome man from a privileged background. Their first encounter is marked by a mixture of charm, nervousness, and underlying social aspirations as they navigate their respective roles in a world filled with artifice and longing. The opening sets up a rich exploration of character and societal norms through the lens of casual yet artificial interactions among the guests. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051168956&view=1up&seq=9 20210116122405huxley 1925 us Reading ease score: 73.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Satire Humorous stories Italy -- Fiction Artists and patrons -- Fiction Authors and readers -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 852393 2025-06-29T10:37:47.753370 text/html 827055 2024-09-18T07:26:09 text/html 623880 2025-06-29T10:37:57.918232 application/epub+zip 621971 2025-06-29T10:37:49.460282 application/epub+zip 446576 2025-06-29T10:37:48.527345 application/epub+zip 815646 2025-06-29T10:38:04.602265 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 749420 2025-06-29T10:37:57.136285 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 766675 2025-06-29T10:37:46.321325 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 746785 2024-09-18T07:26:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16921 2025-06-29T10:38:04.749232 application/rdf+xml 13467 2025-06-29T10:37:48.668331 image/jpeg 1886 2025-06-29T10:37:48.597336 image/jpeg 545710 2025-06-29T10:37:47.819285 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia