num_pages: 213
description: This collection of Huxley stories contains 'After the Fireworks' which is the length of a short novel and deals with the predicament of a well-known writer who finds himself approached as an oldish man, by an importunate female admirer who aspires at all costs to be his mistress. Three more stories - 'Chawdron', 'The Rest Cure' and 'The Claxtons' complete the volume.
language: English
title: Brief Candles
titlecomplete: Brief Candles
genres: Literature, British Literature, Short Stories, Fiction, Classics
ratings_count: 237
publisher: Chatto & Windus