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Wheels - The Second Cycle
English· 02:30:28· 54 chapters
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

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Preface: Armchair by Osbert Sitwell

    05:28
  2. Chapter 2

    Fountains by Osbert Sitwell

    02:59
  3. Chapter 3

    Promenades by Osbert Sitwell

    01:28
  4. Chapter 4

    Prospect Road by Osbert Sitwell

    03:51
  5. Chapter 5

    Rag-time by Osbert Sitwell

    02:19
  6. Chapter 6

    The Gypsy Queen by Osbert Sitwell

    01:31
  7. Chapter 7

    The Return of the Prodigal by Osbert Sitwell

    04:16
  8. Chapter 8

    London by Osbert Sitwell

    08:54
  9. Chapter 9

    The Alien by Aldous Huxley

    01:05
  10. Chapter 10

    By the Fire by Aldous Huxley

    03:35
  11. Chapter 11

    Private Property by Aldous Huxley

    01:05
  12. Chapter 12

    Social Amenities by Aldous Huxley

    00:48
  13. Chapter 13

    The Life Theoretic by Aldous Huxley

    00:57
  14. Chapter 14

    Siesta Thoughts by Aldous Huxley

    00:52
  15. Chapter 15

    Farewell to the Muses by Aldous Huxley

    00:43
  16. Chapter 16

    Retrospect by Aldous Huxley

    02:21
  17. Chapter 17

    Valedictory by Aldous Huxley

    02:41
  18. Chapter 18

    Tahiti by Sacheverell Sitwell

    02:18
  19. Chapter 19

    Barrel - Organs by Sacheverell Sitwell

    05:46
  20. Chapter 20

    The Nightingale by Sacheverell Sitwell

    00:35
  21. Chapter 21

    Soliloquy and Speech from ‘ The Mayor of Murcia ’ by Sacheverell Sitwell

    08:31
  22. Chapter 22

    Trumpets by Sacheverell Sitwell

    01:22
  23. Chapter 23

    A Dream by Arnold James

    01:07
  24. Chapter 24

    Till the Morn Break by Arnold James

    01:43
  25. Chapter 25

    In Nassau by Iris Tree

    01:43
  26. Chapter 26

    Black Velvet by Iris Tree

    01:20
  27. Chapter 27

    Myself in the City by Iris Tree

    05:02
  28. Chapter 28

    Imposture by Iris Tree

    01:37
  29. Chapter 29

    As a Nun's Face by Iris Tree

    01:23
  30. Chapter 30

    Optimism by Iris Tree

    01:26
  31. Chapter 31

    Question by Iris Tree

    01:14
  32. Chapter 32

    Ballad by Iris Tree

    01:41
  33. Chapter 33

    The Soldiers by Sherard Vines

    03:33
  34. Chapter 34

    The Gospel of Chimneys by Sherard Vines

    00:53
  35. Chapter 35

    The Bull by Sherard Vines

    00:45
  36. Chapter 36

    Low Tide by Sherard Vines

    02:05
  37. Chapter 37

    Carceri by Sherard Vines

    01:13
  38. Chapter 38

    The Pack by Sherard Vines

    01:33
  39. Chapter 39

    Carry On by Sherard Vines

    03:16
  40. Chapter 40

    From the Balcony by Edith Sitwell

    03:02
  41. Chapter 41

    A Histrion by Edith Sitwell

    01:55
  42. Chapter 42

    Two Orchard Poems by Edith Sitwell

    02:46
  43. Chapter 43

    A Scene from Saul - an unfinished play by Edith Sitwell

    05:50
  44. Chapter 44

    Messalina at Margate by Edith Sitwell

    02:35
  45. Chapter 45

    The County Calls by Edith Sitwell

    01:21
  46. Chapter 46

    The Mad Soldier by E.W. Tennant

    02:30
  47. Chapter 47

    Kultur by Helen Rootham

    02:42
  48. Chapter 48

    Aetet 19 by Helen Rootham

    01:28
  49. Chapter 49

    Symphony by Helen Rootham

    01:36
  50. Chapter 50

    Cul-de-sac by Helen Rootham

    02:05
  51. Chapter 51

    The Nun by Helen Rootham

    00:54
  52. Chapter 52

    Song by Helen Rootham

    00:44
  53. Chapter 53

    Press notices

    23:32
  54. Chapter 54

    Bibliography

    02:29