Samuel Butler's Erewhon, or Over the Range was published anonymously 1872. In this satire of Victorian society, the main character Higgs discovers an unknown country, the seeming utopia called Erewhon, Nowhere backwards with the "e;h"e; and "e;w"e; transposed. The starting chapters detailing the discovery of Erewhon were based on Butler's experiences in New Zealand as a young man.
Butler was possibly the first to write about the idea that machines might one day develop consciousness through the process of Darwinian Selection.
| ISBN: | 9781775414988 |
| Publication date: | 1st April 2009 |
| Author: | Butler, Samuel |
| Publisher: | The Floating Press |
| Format: | Ebook |
Samuel Butler's Erewhon, or Over the Range was published anonymously 1872. In this satire of Victorian society, the main character Higgs discovers an unknown country, the seeming utopia called Erewhon, Nowhere backwards with the "e;h"e; and "e;w"e; transposed.
Erewhon features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary
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Erewhon was written by Butler, Samuel and published by The Floating Press
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