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Erewhon - Samuel Butler
Erewhon
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Setting out to make his fortune in a far-off country, a young traveller discovers the remote and beautiful land of Erewhon and is given a home among its extraordinarily handsome citizens. But their visitor soon discovers that this seemingly ideal community has its faults - here crime is treated... show more
Setting out to make his fortune in a far-off country, a young traveller discovers the remote and beautiful land of Erewhon and is given a home among its extraordinarily handsome citizens. But their visitor soon discovers that this seemingly ideal community has its faults - here crime is treated indulgently as a malady to be cured, while illness, poverty and misfortune are
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
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Adventure, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Novels, Science Fiction, Literature, European Literature, British Literature, Politics, Philosophy, Fiction
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I read a long time ago The Way of All Flesh which is a novel that I adore. I never followed up with Erewhon until now. Erewhon starts as an adventure novel, but soon turns into a satirical essay. The narrator, Higgs, soon concentrates on the Erewhonian belief system, which he finds ridiculous, bu...
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Edward
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3.0 Erewhon
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IntroductionSuggested Further ReadingNote on the TextPreface to First EditionPreface to Second EditionPreface--ErewhonAppendix: List of passages added by Butler to the text of the 1872 edition in 1901Notes
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