Erewhon [electronic resource]
Samuel Butler1974
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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 indulgently as
a malady to be cured, while illness, poverty and misfortune are cruelly
punished, and all machines have been superstitiously destroyed after a bizarre
prophecy. Can he survive in a world where morality is turned upside down?
Inspired by Samuel Butler's years in colonial New Zealand and by his reading of
Darwin's Origin of Species, Erewhon (1872) is a highly original, irreverent and
humorous satire on conventional virtues, religious hypocrisy and the unthinking
acceptance of beliefs.
Main title:
Erewhon [electronic resource] / Samuel Butler
Author:
Samuel Butler, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Penguin, 1974
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (272 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780141905044
Language:
English
BRN:
428698
Electronic access:
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |