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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Chapter 18

Maurice June 15, 2026

The final, devastating, chapter. Brave new Utopia, or Brave new Dystopia? Food for thought. As valid a question now – if not more so – than when Huxley posed it in the 1930s. Read for you by Maurice Newman

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Chapter 17

Maurice June 8, 2026

The penultimate chapter. Power and futility meet head to head. Each reflects the other. Read for you by Maurice Newman

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Chapter 16

Maurice June 3, 2026

The rebels, each one either reluctant, unknowing, or deliberate and uncaring find out that modern society doesn’t worry about dissention. Modern society has a cure for it. Read for you by Maurice Newman

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Chapter 15

Maurice May 25, 2026

Things get grimmer. A riot breaks out. The police get involved. Life’s not easy in the dystopian future. Read for you by Maurice Newman

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Chapter 14

Maurice May 18, 2026

Is a God-less world more efficient and less messy? Huxley continues to build his arguments. But the inefficiencies and messiness of the old world still have their attractions. Read for you by Maurice Newman

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Chapter 13

Maurice May 15, 2026

Is morality a social construct or a racial imperative? Is God, or are gods, necessary? Hmmm. Huxley gets bit deeper now. Huxley’s classic novel, read for you with increasing uncertainty by Maurice Newman.

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Chapter 12

Maurice April 27, 2026

Looking back at savagery with a nostalgic eye. Read for you by Maurice Newman

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Chapter 11.

Maurice April 27, 2026

And on it goes. The Savage finds that civilisation isn’t as civilised as he’d like it to be. Read for you by Maurice Newman.

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Chapters 9 and 10

Maurice April 24, 2026

In the 1930s, Henry Ford’s production lines were the cutting edge of new technology. A hundred years ago Huxley predicted that tech would overtake religion. Was he right? Too soon to say, but he may have been. Read for you by…

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, Chapter 8

Maurice April 20, 2026

The story continues and, quite frankly, doesn’t get any more cheerful. Nonetheless, it’s a thought-provoking half hour and well worth listening to. Read for you by Maurice Newman

Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley – Chapter 7

Maurice April 8, 2026

The tale travels on. Huxley’s nightmare vision continues to unfold. How much of his crystal ball gazing rings true today? Read for you by Maurice Newman

Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley – Chapter 6

Maurice March 30, 2026

It just doesn’t get any better really. Maurice continues Huxley’s dystopian tale.