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Leonard Huxley
1860–1933
An English writer and editor from the remarkable Huxley family, he helped shape literary culture in Britain through journalism, biography, and careful editorial work. He is also remembered as the father of Aldous Huxley and Julian Huxley.
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Thomas Henry Huxley: A Character Sketch
by Leonard Huxley
About the author
Leonard Huxley (1860–1933) was an English editor, critic, and biographer. He was educated at London and Oxford, and he became known for his long association with The Cornhill Magazine, where he worked first as assistant editor and later as editor.
He wrote and edited books as well as periodical journalism, and he is often noted for preserving the history of his family through biographical and memorial writing. He was the son of Thomas Henry Huxley, and his own household became another important literary and intellectual branch of the family.
He married Julia Arnold, and their children included Aldous Huxley and Julian Huxley. That connection often draws readers to him, but his own career stands on its own as one of steady editorial influence in late Victorian and early 20th-century English letters.