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Name: Erewhon
Rating: 2.5 (4 reviews)
Author: Samuel Butler

Samuel Butler’s *Erewhon*, first published anonymously in 1872, follows the unnamed protagonist Higgs as he discovers the enigmatic land of Erewhon, a society that at first appears utopian but subverts expectations. Drawing on Butler’s youthful travels in New Zealand, the novel satirizes Victorian culture and contemplates the possibility that machines might acquire consciousness through Darwinian selection. Through its humorous yet critical lens, *Erewhon* interrogates technology, governance, and moral philosophy within a 19th‑century English context.

First publish date: 1708

Genre: Literary Fiction/Classic Literature

Authors: Samuel Butler

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