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Those Barren Leaves

Tonight, for our monthly Snoozecast+ Deluxe bonus episode, we’ll read an excerpt from the 1925 Aldous Huxley novel “Those Barren Leaves”. It is a satirical novel depicting the cultural elite gathered in an Italian palace to relive the glories of the Renaissance. If you are interested in learning more about what Snoozecast+ and Snoozecast+ Deluxe offer, please go to snoozecast.com/plus Our excerpt starts at the beginning of the second part of the novel, which is titled “Fragments from the Autobiography of Francis Chelifer”. The title “Those Barren Leaves” is derived from the poem "The Tables Turned" by William Wordsworth which ends with the words: Enough of Science and of Art; Close up those barren leaves; Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives. — read by 'N' — Sign up for Snoozecast+ Deluxe to get expanded, ad-free access by going to snoozecast.com/plus! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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23 Jan 2025

Tonight, for our monthly Snoozecast+ Deluxe bonus episode, we’ll read an excerpt from the 1925 Aldous Huxley novel “Those Barren Leaves”. It is a satirical novel depicting the cultural elite gathered in an Italian palace to relive the glories of the Renaissance.


If you are interested in learning more about what Snoozecast+ and Snoozecast+ Deluxe offer, please go to snoozecast.com/plus

Our excerpt starts at the beginning of the second part of the novel, which is titled “Fragments from the Autobiography of Francis Chelifer”.


The title “Those Barren Leaves” is derived from the poem "The Tables Turned" by William Wordsworth which ends with the words:

Enough of Science and of Art;

Close up those barren leaves;

Come forth, and bring with you a heart

That watches and receives.


— read by 'N' —

Sign up for Snoozecast+ Deluxe to get expanded, ad-free access by going to snoozecast.com/plus!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight, for our monthly Snoozecast+ Deluxe bonus episode, we’ll read an excerpt from the 1925 Aldous Huxley novel “Those Barren Leaves”. It is a satirical novel depicting the cultural elite gathered in an Italian palace to relive the glories of the Renaissance. If you are interested in learning more about what Snoozecast+ and Snoozecast+ Deluxe offer, please go to snoozecast.com/plus Our excerpt starts at the beginning of the second part of the novel, which is titled “Fragments from the Autobiography of Francis Chelifer”. The title “Those Barren Leaves” is derived from the poem "The Tables Turned" by William Wordsworth which ends with the words: Enough of Science and of Art; Close up those barren leaves; Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives. — read by 'N' — Sign up for Snoozecast+ Deluxe to get expanded, ad-free access by going to snoozecast.com/plus! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices