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On Huxley's Brave New World
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On Huxley's Brave New World Paperback - 2000 - 1st Edition

by Higgins, Charles, Warren, Paul, Higgins, Regina

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  • Title On Huxley's Brave New World
  • Author Higgins, Charles, Warren, Paul, Higgins, Regina
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 96
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.A.
  • Date June 13, 2000
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # GRP95030847
  • ISBN 9780764585838 / 0764585835
  • Weight 0.24 lbs (0.11 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.27 x 5.31 x 0.27 in (21.01 x 13.49 x 0.69 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Dystopias in literature, Science fiction, English - Examinations
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00037020
  • Dewey Decimal Code 823.912

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Summary

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First line

The novel opens in the distant future at the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre.

About the author

Charles and Regina Higgins have worked together as educational writers for fifteen years. They each have a Ph.D in English from Indiana University.