Eyeless in Gaza (novel)
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Eyeless in Gaza is a novel by Aldous Huxley, first published in 1936. It is an account of the life of an English socialite named Anthony Beavis between the 1890s and 1935.
Dust-jacket from the first edition
Philistines
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The Philistines were an ancient people who lived along the southern coast of Canaan during the Iron Age. Their territory was organized into a confederation of city-states known collectively as Philist
Eyeless in Gaza (novel)
…a phrase in John Milton's Samson Agonistes: The title of the book, like Milton's poem, recalls the biblical story of Samson; he was captured by the Philistines, his eyes were burned out and he was taken to Gaza, where he was forced to work at grinding grain in a mill. Huxley's biographer, Sybille Bedford, whom…
Samson slays a thousand men with the jawbone of an ass (watercolor circa 1896–1902 by James Tissot).
Illustration depicting a Philistine victory over the Israelites (1896)
Peleset, captives of the Egyptians, from a graphic wall relief at Medinet Habu, in about 1185-52 BC, during the reign of Ramesses III
Peleset and Sherden prisoner being led by an Egyptian soldier under Ramesses III, Medinet Habu temple, around 1185–1152 BC