Crome Yellow - Aldous Huxley - Books -  - 9798677539121 - September 15, 2020
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Crome Yellow

Book Excerpt: ...s enamoured with the beauty of words. Becoming once more aware of the outer world, he found himself on the crest of a descent. The road plunged down, steep and straight, into a considerable valley. There, on the opposite slope, a little higher up the valley, stood Crome, his destination. He put on his brakes; this view of Crome was pleasant to linger over. The facade with its three projecting towers rose precipitously from among the dark trees of the garden. The house basked in full sunlight; the old brick rosily glowed. How ripe and rich it was, how superbly mellow! And at the same time, how austere! The hill was becoming steeper and steeper; he was gaining speed in spite of his brakes. He loosed his grip of the levers, and in a moment was rushing headlong down. Five minutes later he was passing through the gate of the great courtyard. The front door stood hospitably open. He left his bicycle leaning against the wall and walked in. He would take them by surprise. Close...

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released September 15, 2020
ISBN13 9798677539121
Pages 158
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 9 mm   ·   240 g
Language English  

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