Erewhon - 9781718718876

Setting out to make his fortune in a far-off country, a young traveller discovers the remote and beautiful land of Erewhon and is given a home among its extraordinarily handsome citizens. But their visitor soon discovers that this seemingly ideal community has its faults - here crime is treated indulgently as a malady to be cured, while illness, poverty and misfortune are cruelly punished, and all machines have been superstitiously destroyed after a bizarre prophecy. Can he survive in a world where morality is turned upside down? Butler satirically describes a utopian society, using the civilization of 'Erewhon' (an anagram for 'nowhere') to satirize beliefs popular in the England of his day.

Author: Samuel Butler

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: May 05, 2018

Number of Pages: 208 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 171871887X

ISBN-13: 9781718718876