Erewhon

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 30, 2023

In Category - Satire, Science Fiction

Authors: Samuel Butler In Year : 1872

Book Language: English

Audiobook: Erewhon

Preface
Waste Lands
In the Wool-Shed
Up the River
The Saddle
The River and the Range
Into Erewhon
First Impressions
In Prison
To the Metropolis
Current Opinions
Some Erowhonian Trials
Malcontents
The Views of the Erowhonians Concerning Death
Mahaina
The Musical Banks
Arowhena
Ydgrun and the Ydgrunites
Birth Formulae
The World of the Unborn
What They Mean by It
The Colleges of Unreason
The Colleges of Unreason - Continued
The Book of the Machines
The Machines - Continued
The Machines - Concluded
The Views of an Erewhonian Prophet Concerning the Rights of Animals
The Views of an Erewhonian Philosopher Concerning the Rights of Vegetables
Escape
Conclusion

Erewhon, or Over the Range is a novel by Samuel Butler, published anonymously in 1872. The title is also the name of a country, supposedly discovered by the protagonist. In the novel, it is not revealed in which part of the world Erewhon is, but it is clear that it is a fictional country. Butler meant the title to be read as the word Nowhere backwards, even though the letters "h" and "w" are transposed. It is likely that he did this to protect himself from accusations of being unpatriotic, although Erewhon is obviously a satire of Victorian society. (summary from Wikipedia)