Bibliograph

Erewhon, or, Over the range, Samuel Butler

Type

Label

Erewhon, or, Over the range, Samuel Butler

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Erewhon, or, Over the range

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Samuel Butler

Summary

Published in 1872, this scathingly satirical utopian novel follows the exploits of a young traveler who finds himself in a strange and remote country where bizarre customs are the rule. Based on Butler's experiences in New Zealand, and influenced by his reading of Darwin, Erewhon is also notable for its early depiction of machine intelligence

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

ErewhonOver the range

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