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Erewhon; Or, Over the Range — Samuel Butler

Erewhon; Or, Over the Range

Samuel Butler

  • Fantasy
  • Book language: English
  • 212 pages

Erewhon; Or, Over the Range is a satirical utopian novel by Samuel Butler. A traveler discovers an isolated mountain country whose institutions and beliefs turn familiar Victorian assumptions upside down. It blends adventure with philosophical reflection, making it rewarding for listeners who enjoy imaginative social satire.

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Contents

  1. EREWHON
  2. OR, OVER THE RANGE
  3. Contents
  4. PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION
  5. PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION
  6. PREFACE TO THE REVISED EDITION
  7. CHAPTER I. WASTE LANDS
  8. CHAPTER II. IN THE WOOL-SHED
  9. CHAPTER III. UP THE RIVER
  10. CHAPTER IV. THE SADDLE
  11. CHAPTER V. THE RIVER AND THE RANGE
  12. CHAPTER VI. INTO EREWHON
  13. CHAPTER VII. FIRST IMPRESSIONS
  14. CHAPTER VIII. IN PRISON
  15. CHAPTER IX. TO THE METROPOLIS
  16. CHAPTER X. CURRENT OPINIONS
  17. CHAPTER XI. SOME EREWHONIAN TRIALS
  18. CHAPTER XII. MALCONTENTS
  19. CHAPTER XIII. THE VIEWS OF THE EREWHONIANS CONCERNING DEATH
  20. CHAPTER XIV. MAHAINA
  21. CHAPTER XV. THE MUSICAL BANKS
  22. CHAPTER XVI. AROWHENA
  23. CHAPTER XVII. YDGRUN AND THE YDGRUNITES
  24. CHAPTER XVIII. BIRTH FORMULAE
  25. CHAPTER XIX. THE WORLD OF THE UNBORN
  26. CHAPTER XX. WHAT THEY MEAN BY IT
  27. CHAPTER XXI. THE COLLEGES OF UNREASON
  28. CHAPTER XXII. THE COLLEGES OF UNREASON—Continued
  29. CHAPTER XXIII. THE BOOK OF THE MACHINES
  30. CHAPTER XXIV. THE MACHINES—continued

and 7 more chapters

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