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Word: propter (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Aldous Huxley's it is quite as plausible as highly intelligent satire need be. In his hands, too, it is the excuse and occasion for the things he particularly wants to talk about. Scattered in short (but stiff) doses throughout the narrative, they are spoken by a Mr. Propter, the straightest and maturest straight man Mr. Huxley has ever permitted himself. As he speaks them, they are some of the firmest, most beautifully articulate essays Huxley has ever written...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Time and Craving | 1/29/1940 | See Source »

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