Aldous Huxley

by Nicholas Murray

  VIEWS AND THEMES: accuracy of predictions actors advertising anarchism Anglo-Saxon literature Apollo moon-shot art arms race artistic innovation avant-garde beauty-truth as mystical entity book reviewing capitalism class war coffee plantations consumer culture contemporary literature contemporary poets current affairs decentralization democracy ecology education eighteenth-century poets emotion ends and means doctrine eternal youth ethics eugenics family fascism fiction Florence freedom French poets friendship generation war H.G. Wells ‘have a good time’ mentality Hinduism history Hollywood homosexuality India influence of Arnold on influence of Thomas Huxley on intellectuals Jews language in international relations liberal humanism vs human nature limitations of words linguistics literature literature teaching machinery and production lines man-made vs cosmic problems Marxism mass culture media mediaeval literature mental deficiency middle-class affectation modern art nature of writing non-attachment old age parliament perfected humanity concept personal development poetry politics post-atomic novel post-1945 situation primitivism and civilization progress propaganda proportional representation psychology psychology of hate racial purity concept realism relationship of mind and body relationships religion sado-masochism search for light self-knowledge sex Sheldon’s theory of types snobbery sociology stupidity of the majority superstition a ‘synthesis for human beings’ tabloid journalists television thinking thirties poets ‘two cultures’ debate UFOs USA value of life Victorian age violence women working-class world as illusion xenophobia

  WRITING: adaptation of Frances Sheridan’s play advertising jingles articles for Condé Nast Athenaeum articles attitude to his own poetry bibliography of work published book reviews children’s stories controversies and attempts to suppress his work contracts with Chatto & Windus dislike of journalism drama reviews early efforts early poetry film scripts first essay collection first novel lost first poetry collection published first short story collection Harper’s Magazine, articles Hearst essays on his own abilities as a novelist last poetry letter writing loses interest in books once written music reviews Nash’s Pall Mall Magazine articles not good at working-class characters pacifist pamphlets paper on visionary experience preference for ideas and essays over story-telling quality of American novels disputed quest for new literary forms quest to make money from staging plays sales and royalties satirical aspect success in USA travel writing unfinished projects unfulfilled ideas for books see also specific works

  Huxley, Ellen (née Howde, Matthew’s first wife)

  Huxley, Elspeth (née Grant, Gervas’s wife)

  Huxley, Francis (nephew)

  Huxley, Gervas (cousin): on AH’s isolation on AH’s sexual initiation childhood and schooldays with AH continued friendship with AH on death of AH’s mother and First World War on Leonard Huxley marriage at Oxford with AH later meetings with AH

  Huxley, Henry (uncle)

  Huxley, Judith (née Bordage, Matthew’s second wife)

  Huxley, Julia (née Arnold, mother) death depicted in Antic Hay opens school

  Huxley, Julian (brother) affairs on AH as child and AH’s career AH’s letters to AH’s relationship with and brother’s suicide clarity of writing collaboration on documentary film depicted in film script education and eugenics on his father holiday in Switzerland with AH and Jelly D’Aranyi marriage melancholic nature opinion of Maria and pressure of living up to grandfather’s success in USA wins Newdigate prize

  Huxley, Juliette (née Baillot, Julian’s wife) on AH’s work becomes governess at Garsington and meets Huxleys engagement and marriage holiday in Switzerland with Huxleys on Julian and Julian’s affairs

  Huxley, Laura Archera (second wife) meets Huxleys in Rome psychotherapy work Maria’s approval of and mescalin visits AH after Maria’s death marries AH on AH’s tiredness attends AH’s play visits Brazil and Europe visits Hawaii and destruction of home by fire and AH’s illness in Gstaad and Mulholland Highway house in India and LSD and AH’s death tribute to AH

  Huxley, Leonard (father) and AH’s marriage background and first marriage biography of his father, Thomas character and AH’s relationship with death depicted in AH’s novels as editor of Cornhill Magazine moves to London second marriage

  Huxley, Margaret (sister)

  Huxley, Maria (nee Nys, first wife): on AH on AH’s writing appearance attitude to money bisexuality dress sense fears good with servants love of travelling unconventiality background and childhood nicknames visits to Garsington and relationship with Ottoline suicide attempt dislike of Garsington and Bloomsbury attends Newnham College, then absconds to London meets AH AH’s proposal to move to Florence and separation from AH visit to Forte dei Marmi and relationship with Costanza letters to Ottoline Christmas in Naples decision to marry AH concern for AH’s career wedding success of marriage and devotion to AH birth of son holidays in Italy career possibilities early married life in London openness of marriage relationship with Mary Hutchinson and AH’s affair with Nancy Cunard decision to live in Italy homes and life in Florence and driving trip to Asia anxiety over Matthew’s illness trip to USA stay in Cortina love of skiing and death of grandfather homes and life in Forte dei Marmi as AH’s secretary horror over child’s death in Point Counter Point later holidays in Florence plans to build house holiday in Switzerland types Lady Chatterley’s Lover manuscript home and life in Suresnes possible marital problems later holidays in Forte poses for AH and Lawrence’s death home and life in Sanary-sur-Mer relationship with Connollys meets king and queen of Belgium trip to Americas ill-health tour of Spain dislikes AH’s paintings holiday in Rome on AH’s decision to exercise and Alexander technique on AH’s “année horrible” and his recovery criticised by Ottoline sadness at leaving Sanary reluctance to go to USA on beauty of New York loss of weight dislike of housework homes and life in Los Angeles on Gary Cooper left behind during AH’s lecture tour liking for Salka Viertel and decision to stay in USA Isherwood on love of desert and home in Llano del Rio financial worries pets improved health and move to Wrightwood longing for Europe on former London friends tiredness visit to New York dislike of California reads Ape and Essence to AH trips to Europe and move to North King’s Road return visit to Sanary cancer holiday in Arizona and hypnosis initial suspicion of Osmond The Doors of Perception dedicated to applies for American citizenship visits Middle East visits Florence and receives treatment from Laura Archera possibility that she designated her own successor x-ray treatments and lumbago final illness and death ashes

  Huxley, Marjorie (cousin)

  Huxley, Mark Trevenen (grandson)

  Huxley, Matthew (son) character birth and childhood not baptised governesses and nannies education parents’ trip abroad and lung problems improvement in health liked by Lawrence lives with father in London DIY skills motoring holiday in USA love of America helps at Llano del Rio joins US Army Medical Corps ill-health work at Warner Brothers union activities lives with partner at Wrightwood marriage birth of son applies for US citizenship and Maria’s illness and death AH visits and father’s remarriage failure of marriage and AH’s illness second marriage on Maria’s elegance Maria’s letters to on Maria’s sexuality

  Huxley, Rosalind (stepmother)

  Huxley, Sophy (aunt)

  Huxley, Thomas Henry (grandfather) AH’s admiration for AH’s lecture on AH’s similar talents AH’s tribute to influence on Huxleys Leonard’s biography of melancholic nature reflected in Huxley brothers statue

  Huxley, Trevenen (brother) depicted in Eyeless in Gaza suicide

  Huxley and Film (Clark)

  Huxley in Hollywood (Dunaway)

  Huxley Memorial Lecture (1932)

  ‘Hyperion to a Satyr’ (essay)

  hypnotism

  I Take This City (Roberts)

  ICI

  Idaho State College

  ‘Idea of Equality, The’ (essay)

  Imagism

  India

  India Office

  Institute for Modern Art, Washington

  Institute for Tr
opical Medicine

  Intellectuals and the Masses, The (Carey)

  International Authors Congress for the Defence of Culture

  International Writer’s Congress

  ‘Is Cruelty Out of Date’ (broadcast)

  Isherwood, Christopher and AH’s illness on AH’s novels on AH’s remarriage asked to read Time Must Have A Stop contribution to Island film scripts friendship with AH on Gerald Heard as guest of Huxleys homosexuality and Llano handyman at Maria’s funeral picnics with Huxleys Prater Violet Spender’s letter to on Swami Prabhavananda

  Islam

  Island (novel, 1962) AH’s difficulties in writing death of Lakshmi decision on title depiction of bourgeoisie depiction of motherhood and family depiction of sexuality manuscript saved from fire reaction of film companies to reaction of publishers to themes

  Isola Bella, Soho

  Jacob’s Hands (film script)

  Jacques, Mr (teacher)

  Jaffe, Elsa

  Jamaica

  James, ‘Ma’

  Jane Eyre (film)

  Java

  Jazz Singer, The (film)

  Jesting Pilate (essay collection)

  Jewish exiles

  Jigsaw (Bedford)

  Joad, C.E.M.

  John of the Cross, St

  John XXIII, pope

  ‘Jonah’ (poem)

  Jonson, Ben

  Joseph, Père, see Grey Eminence

  Journal Intime (de Biran)

  Joyce, James Ulysses

  Jung, Carl

  Kafka, Franz

  Kahn travelling fellowship

  Kangaroo (Lawrence)

  Kant, Immanuel

  Kauffer, Ted McKnight

  Kaufman, George

  Kaufmann, J.A.

  Kaye, J.A., see Kaufmann, J.A.

  Kayser, Professor

  Kennedy, Joe

  Kennedy, John F.

  Kenya

  Ker, W.P.

  keratitis punctata

  Kerouac, Jack

  Kermode, Frank

  Kester, Max

  Keynes, John Maynard

  Kiskadden, Bill

  Kisdadden, Peggy

  Kisling, Moshe and Renée

  Kitselman, A.L.

  ‘Knowledge and Understanding’ (essay)

  Knox, Ronald

  Korda, Alexander

  Korda, Zoltan

  Koteliansky, Samuel

  Kreuger, Ivar

  Krig, Pat

  Krishnamurti, Jiddu and Happy Valley School

  Lady Chatterley’s Lover (Lawrence)

  Laforgue, Jules

  Laleham (house), Godalming

  Lall, Chaman

  Lamson, Peggy

  Lansbury, George

  La Rochelle, Drieu

  Lauryssens, Stan

  Law, William

  Lawrence, D.H. accomplished at domestic tasks AH’s admiration for AH edits letters of on AH’s character AH’s friendship with AH’s tribute to AH’s views on writing of anger with Ottoline over Maria’s suicide attempt concern for Huxleys’ health death depicted in Point Counter Point depiction of Ottoline Morrell differing attitudes to AH discusses idea for book with AH on Huxleys ill-health influence on Do What You Will on Mary Hutchinson Murry’s account of in Paris scheme for authors’ publishing company similarities to AH suppression of writings of views on AH’s writings

  Lawrence, Frieda ranch in New Mexico

  Lear, Edward

  Leary, Timothy

  Leaves from the Tulip Tree (Juliette Huxley)

  Leavis, F.R.

  LeCron, Leslie

  ‘Leda’ (poem)

  Leda (poetry collection, 1920)

  Lee, Vernon

  Lefevre, Frederic

  Left Review

  Lehmann, John

  Lehmann, Rosamund

  Leigh, Vivien

  Leno, Dan

  Leonard, Robert Z.

  Le Put, Marie

  Les Diablerets, Switzerland

  Letters of D.H. Lawrence, The (edited by AH)

  Lettres Persanes (Montesquieu)

  Lewis, Wyndham

  Liaisons Dangereuses, Les (Laclos)

  Life (magazine)

  Life and Letters of Thomas Huxley (Leonard Huxley)

  ‘Life Theoretic, The’ (poem)

  Limbo (short story collection, 1920)

  ‘Lines’ (poem)

  Lion, Leon

  Listener, The (magazine)

  Literature and Science (essay collection, 1963)

  Little Mexican (short story collection, 1924)

  Little Rock, Arkansas

  Living (Green)

  Llano del Rio AH’s allergy to ragweed at Harriman’s experiment Maria’s sadness at leaving

  London Council of the Promotion of Public Morality

  London Mercury

  Loos, Anita AH’s admiration of on AH’s appearance and AH’s idea for biopic of Marie Curie as AH’s interpreter of American mores and Alice in Wonderland project description of LA picnic first meeting with Huxleys friendship with Huxleys on Huxleys’ houses on Laura on Maria persuades AH to accept Pride and Prejudice job and She Stoops to Conquer project wartime activities

  Los Angeles Ape and Essence set in Farmer’s Market North King’s Road house Pacific Palisades Player’s Club Rose Dale Memorial Park Town and Country Market World’s Largest Drugstore Yolanda’s see also Hollywood

  Los Angeles School of Journalism

  LSD

  Lucca, Italy

  Luhan, Mabel Dodge

  Lyceum Theatre, New York

  Lydgate, John

  MacArthur, Charles

  Macaulay, Rose

  Macaulay, Thomas Babington

  Macintosh, Mr (teacher)

  McCarthy, Desmond

  McDonagh, J.E.R.

  McEvoy (painter)

  MacPhail, Dr

  Madrid

  Malaya

  Malinowski, Bronislaw

  Mallarmé, Stephane

  Malthus, Thomas

  Man Within, The (Greene)

  Mann, Erika

  Mann, Katia

  Mann, Thomas

  Mansard Gallery, London

  Mansfield, Katherine

  Maple’s, London

  Marx, Harpo

  Marx Brothers

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Massingham, H.W.

  Mauretania, (liner)

  Mauriac, François

  Max und Moritz (comic characters)

  Maya culture

  Mazower, Mark

  meditation

  Meier-Graefe, Julius

  Mencken, H.L.: AH’s early correspondence with AH’s meetings with possible depiction in Crome Yellow

  Mendl, Charles

  Menninger Foundation, Topeka

  Menuhin, Yehudi

  Meredith, Burgess

  Meredith, George

  mescalin

  Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Science (Burtt)

  Mexico

  MGM

  Middlesbrough, England

  Middleton, Richard

  Mill, James

  Miller, Arthur

  Miller, Henry

  Mills, Dorothy

  Milton, John

  mines, coal

  Mitchison, Dick

  Mitchison, Naomi (nee Haldane) on AH’s poor eyesight death of child enjoyment of Those Barren Leaves friendship with AH marriage

  Moffitt Hospital, San Francisco

  Mojave Desert

  ‘Mole’ (poem)

  Mond, Alfred

  Monitor (television programme)

  Monkey (Chinese story)

  Monro, Harold

  Montecatini spa

  Montini, Rina

  Morand, Paul

  Moravia, Alberto

  Morgan, Charles

  Morgan, Evan, Viscount Tredegar AH’s first meeting with depicted in Crome Yellow dissolute lifestyle

  Morning Post

  Mo
rrell, Ottoline AH’s liking for character criticises Maria death depiction in Crome Yellow leads to rift depiction in other novels descriptions of AH engineers meeting between AH and Lawrence on inadequacies of AH’s writing and Maria’s suicide attempt relationship with Maria rift with Huxleys healed see also Garsington Manor

  Morrell, Philip character friction with Maria pacifism penchant for cutting girls’ hair

  Mortal Coils (short story collection, 1922)