Aldous Huxley's Novels

• Date: 1900 - 1925 & 1926 - 1950

• Location: Europe & USA

• Subject: Sexuality & Political/Economic/Social Opinion & Religious

• Medium: Literature

• Artist/Author/Producer: Huxley, Aldous (1894-1963)

• Confronting Bodies: Boston State, Irish State, National Organization of Decent Literature

• Dates of action:

• Location: U.S.A., Ireland

Description of the Art Work

"Antic Hay", 1923

"Point Counter Point", 1928

"Brave New World", 1932

"Eyeless in Gaza", 1936

Description of incident

1930 United States-Boston, Mass.: "Antic Hay" banned on grounds of obscenity.

1930 Ireland: "Point Counter Point" banned on the ground of "offending public morals."

1936 Ireland: "Eyeless in Gaza" banned.

Results of incident

1953 United States: "Antic Hay" was placed on the list of publications disapproved by the National Organization of Decent Literature.

1953 Ireland: "Eyeless in Gaza" unbanned by Appeal Board. "Point Counter Point" and other books still banned.

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