With "Along the Road," we get to know Aldous Huxley, the author of the visionary dystopia "Brave New World," from a previously little-known perspective: as a great travel writer. Huxley takes us through 1920s Europe, a world in transition, where new mobility clashes with old forms of travel. He too succumbs to the allure of speed as he zooms past art-enthusiastic German hikers in his 10-horsepower Citroën in Northern Italy. At the same time, we follow a humorous flâneur who listens to the stories of people in a third-class train compartment, delights in the unexpected, and prefers to be guided by completely outdated travel guides through Amsterdam, Paris, or Rome, simply putting on a green-tinted pair of glasses when the vastness of Southern France lacks a bit of freshness. He searches for hidden cultural treasures, traces the footsteps of Bruegel or Botticelli, enjoys concerts or theaters, attends horse races in Siena, and explores the coasts of Italy. Between Elba, Lombard Renaissance cities, and the dreamlike landscape of Tuscany, he discovers a world thought to be lost. A hedonistic school of seeing, a unique manual for travelers.