Erewhon & Erewhon Revisited - Softcover

Butler, Samuel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1517416965 ISBN 13: 9781517416966

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

"For the inconsistencies in the book, and I am aware that there are not a few, I must ask the indulgence of the reader. The blame, however, lies chiefly with the Erewhonians themselves, for they were really a very difficult people to understand." (Preface) Erewhon: or, Over the Range is a novel by Samuel Butler, published in 1872. The title is also the name of a country, supposedly discovered by the protagonist. It is not revealed where 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, therefore Erewhon is an anagram of nowhere. The book is a satire on Victorian society. In the sequel, Erewhon Revisited Twenty Years Later, the Original Discoverer of the Country and His Son returns.

About this title

About the Author:

In addition to his Utopian satire Erewhon, Samuel Butler (1835–1902) remains best known for his semi-autobiographical novel, The Way of All Flesh. His other works comprise studies of Italian art, literary history and criticism, and prose translations of the Illiad and Odyssey that remain in use to this day.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1517416965
• ISBN 13: 9781517416966
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 470