Brave new world online copy7/7/2023 ![]() ![]() May I speak instead of the thing with which the book deals - the ultimate revolution? The first hints of a philosophy of the ultimate revolution - the revolution which lies beyond politics and economics, and which aims at total subversion of the individual’s psychology and physiology - are to be found in the Marquis de Sade, who regarded himself as the continuator, the consummator, of Robespierre and Babeuf. It arrived as I was in the midst of a piece of work that required much reading and consulting of references and since poor sight makes it necessary for me to ration my reading, I had to wait a long time before being able to embark on Nineteen Eighty-Four.Īgreeing with all that the critics have written of it, I need not tell you, yet once more, how fine and how profoundly important the book is. It was very kind of you to tell your publishers to send me a copy of your book.
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