‘The Widely Read Books of Mr A. Huxley’: Flann O'Brien, Aldous Huxley and Book Censorship in Ireland

2026/06/14 by Pádraig Ó Méalóid · 1 voice
Arts and Humanities · #Joseph Conrad and Literature #Modernist Literature and Criticism #Samuel Beckett and Modernism

paper · doi:10.16995/pr.29218

openalex publication_date 2026/06/14 · openalex created_date 2026/06/15 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/15

Abstract

This note considers the works of Flann O’Brien within the context of the history of book banning by the new Irish Free State government in the first half of the twentieth century.

Discussions

• New publication in @theparishreview.bsky.social / The Parish Review: Journal of Flann O'Brien Studies: "‘The Widely Read Books of Mr A. Huxley’: Flann O'Brien, Aldous Huxley and Book Censorship in Ire [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]

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