Erewhon

by Samuel Butler Narrated by LibriVox Community

Overview

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)

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Product Details

BN ID:	2940169219807
Publisher:	LibriVox
Publication date:	08/25/2014
Sales rank:	837,227

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