Wheels - The Second Cycle
Aldous Huxley , Henry James , Helen Rootham , Edith Sitwell , Osbert Sitwell , Sacheverell Sitwell , Edward Wyndham Tennant , Iris Tree , Sherard Vines
54 chapters · 2 h 30 min · English
Read by Nemo, Algy Pug, Newgatenovelist, Eva Davis (d. 2025)
Poetry
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A series of six volumes of Wheels anthologies was produced by members of the Sitwell family between 1916 and 1922. The second volume, published in 1917, contains poems by the Sitwells and also Aldous Huxley, among others. - Summary by Algy Pug
Chapters
1 Preface: Armchair by Osbert Sitwell 5 min 2 Fountains by Osbert Sitwell 3 min 3 Promenades by Osbert Sitwell 1 min 4 Prospect Road by Osbert Sitwell 4 min 5 Rag-time by Osbert Sitwell 2 min 6 The Gypsy Queen by Osbert Sitwell 2 min 7 The Return of the Prodigal by Osbert Sitwell 4 min 8 London by Osbert Sitwell 9 min 9 The Alien by Aldous Huxley 1 min 10 By the Fire by Aldous Huxley 4 min 11 Private Property by Aldous Huxley 1 min 12 Social Amenities by Aldous Huxley 1 min 13 The Life Theoretic by Aldous Huxley 1 min 14 Siesta Thoughts by Aldous Huxley 1 min 15 Farewell to the Muses by Aldous Huxley 1 min 16 Retrospect by Aldous Huxley 2 min 17 Valedictory by Aldous Huxley 3 min 18 Tahiti by Sacheverell Sitwell 2 min 19 Barrel - Organs by Sacheverell Sitwell 6 min 20 The Nightingale by Sacheverell Sitwell 1 min 21 Soliloquy and Speech from ‘ The Mayor of Murcia ' by Sacheverell Sitwell 9 min 22 Trumpets by Sacheverell Sitwell 1 min 23 A Dream by Arnold James 1 min 24 Till the Morn Break by Arnold James 2 min 25 In Nassau by Iris Tree 2 min 26 Black Velvet by Iris Tree 1 min 27 Myself in the City by Iris Tree 5 min 28 Imposture by Iris Tree 2 min 29 As a Nun's Face by Iris Tree 1 min 30 Optimism by Iris Tree 1 min 31 Question by Iris Tree 1 min 32 Ballad by Iris Tree 2 min 33 The Soldiers by Sherard Vines 4 min 34 The Gospel of Chimneys by Sherard Vines 1 min 35 The Bull by Sherard Vines 1 min 36 Low Tide by Sherard Vines 2 min 37 Carceri by Sherard Vines 1 min 38 The Pack by Sherard Vines 2 min 39 Carry On by Sherard Vines 3 min 40 From the Balcony by Edith Sitwell 3 min 41 A Histrion by Edith Sitwell 2 min 42 Two Orchard Poems by Edith Sitwell 3 min 43 A Scene from Saul - an unfinished play by Edith Sitwell 6 min 44 Messalina at Margate by Edith Sitwell 3 min 45 The County Calls by Edith Sitwell 1 min 46 The Mad Soldier by E.W. Tennant 2 min 47 Kultur by Helen Rootham 3 min 48 Aetet 19 by Helen Rootham 1 min 49 Symphony by Helen Rootham 2 min 50 Cul-de-sac by Helen Rootham 2 min 51 The Nun by Helen Rootham 1 min 52 Song by Helen Rootham 1 min 53 Press notices 24 min 54 Bibliography 2 min
