Erewhon
By Samuel Butler
- Release Date: 2010-01-01
- Genre: Classics
Description
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.
— Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.