Brave New World is a novel written in 1931 by Aldous Huxley, and published in 1932. Set in London in the year AD 2540 (632
A.F. - "After Ford" - in the book), the novel anticipates
developments in reproductive technology, sleep-learning, psychological
manipulation, and classical conditioning that are combined to
profoundly change society.
Here you can find a detailed analysis of the novel and here you can discover some interesting facts about its author.
The title derives
from Miranda's speech in William Shakespeare's The Tempest, Act V, Scene I:
O wonder!
How many goodly
creatures are there here!
How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world,
That has such people in't.
