Samuel Butler
Birth date: December 04, 1835
Died: June 18, 1902
Samuel Butler's Books
L'homme qui réussit est celui qui voit plus loin que ses voisins, mais pas plus loin qu'ils ne seront capables de voir eux-mêmes, le jour où on le leur apprendra, et pas assez loin pour les inquiéter. Il vaut beaucoup mieux ne pas savoir assez que de savoir trop. Les gens désapprouvent le "pas assez...
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...
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
Introduction--The Way of all FleshNotes
Introduction--The Way of all FleshNotes