{"product_id":"the-huxleys-9780434135806","title":"The Huxleys","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The Huxleys is the first book to tell the full and fascinating story of Englands most famous intellectual family. The author- the biographer of Sir Henry Tizard- has been given the help and co-operation of many members of the family and has been able to draw on a rich store of material. This includes the great Huxley collection in Imperial College; letters from the archives of Rice University  Texas  dealing with the early work of Sir Julian in the United States; and the reminiscences and recollections of most living Huxleys. The book  which traces a line of development stemming from T.H. Huxleys famous thesis on Mans Place in Nature  contains much new material dealing with T.H. Huxleys home life and builds up a vivid picture of him as a family man. There is a fresh and detailed commentary on the historic confrontation between Huxley and Bishop Wilberforce  a colourful picture of the youth and boyhood of Julian  Aldous  and their brother Trev; three chapters giving the background to Aldous Huxleys writings; and others describing the details of Sir Julians work for the Zoological Society of London and the way in which he became  as the Director-General of Unesco  the force behind that organization in its formative years. The book also reveals the unexpected stories of many lesser-known Huxleys- the two daughters of T.H. Huxley who in succession married the Edwardian portrait-painter  the Hon. John Collier; the three Eckersley brothers  grandsons of T.H.  who helped to create the foundations of British broadcasting; and the other Huxleys who have occupied influential positions in diplomacy or business. The Huxleys also contains more than thirty illustrations  including many family photographs published for the first time.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45276422373429,"sku":"ByrdShop_0434135801","price":97.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780434135806.jpg?v=1780550941","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-huxleys-9780434135806","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}