Erewhon

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Erewhon

by Samuel Butler

Erewhon by Samuel Butler is a satirical novel set in a fictional country where society follows strange and often contradictory customs. Through the adventures of a young traveler who discovers this hidden land, Butler examines…

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Erewhon by Samuel Butler is a satirical novel set in a fictional country where society follows strange and often contradictory customs. Through the adventures of a young traveler who discovers this hidden land, Butler examines institutions, morality, religion, education, and the nature of human progress. With sharp wit and imaginative world-building, the novel challenges conventional beliefs and explores the relationship between civilization, technology, and human nature.

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Erewhon by Samuel Butler is a satirical novel set in a fictional country where society follows strange and often contradictory customs. Through the adventures of a young traveler who discovers this hidden land, Butler examines institutions, morality, religion, education, and the nature of human progress. With sharp wit and imaginative world-building, the novel challenges conventional beliefs and explores the relationship between civilization, technology, and human nature.

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Published
10 September 2026
Format
Book
Extent
29 chapters
Language
EN
Chapters
29
Language
English
On Lithril
September 2026

Chapters

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  • 011. WASTE LANDSRead
  • 022. IN THE WOOL-SHEDRead
  • 033. UP THE RIVERRead
  • 044. THE SADDLERead
  • 055. THE RIVER AND THE RANGERead
  • 066. INTO EREWHONRead
  • 077. FIRST IMPRESSIONSRead
  • 088. IN PRISONRead
  • 099. TO THE METROPOLISRead
  • 1010. CURRENT OPINIONSRead
  • 1111. SOME EREWHONIAN TRIALSRead
  • 1212. MALCONTENTSRead
  • 1313. THE VIEWS OF THE EREWHONIANS CONCERNING DEATHRead
  • 1414. MAHAINARead
  • 1515. THE MUSICAL BANKSRead
  • 1616. AROWHENARead
  • 1717. YDGRUN AND THE YDGRUNITESRead
  • 1818. BIRTH FORMULAERead
  • 1919. THE WORLD OF THE UNBORNRead
  • 2020. WHAT THEY MEAN BY ITRead
  • 2121. THE COLLEGES OF UNREASONRead
  • 2222. THE COLLEGES OF UNREASON—ContinuedRead
  • 2323. THE BOOK OF THE MACHINESRead
  • 2424. THE MACHINES—continuedRead
  • 2525. THE MACHINES—concludedRead
  • 2626. THE VIEWS OF AN EREWHONIAN PROPHET CONCERNING THE RIGHTSRead
  • 2727. THE VIEWS OF AN EREWHONIAN PHILOSOPHER CONCERNING THERead
  • 2828. ESCAPERead
  • 2929. CONCLUSIONRead

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