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Erewhon Revisited Twenty Years Later, Both by the Original Discoverer of the Country and by His Son

By Samuel Butler

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

A man and his son journey back to a strange land where an unbelievable escape started a new religion, challenging them to confront the past and its impact on the future.

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1999-11-01
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"Erewhon Revisited, Twenty Years Later, Both by the Original Discoverer of the Country and by his Son" by Samuel Butler is a thought-provoking novel that revisits the land of Erewhon. It explores the changes and religious movements that surface after Mr. Higgs's dramatic balloon escape with his wife. The story showcases the author’s reflections on what happens to societies after unbelievable events, and how religions develop during times of change. It narrates the return of the original explorer, alongside his son, to this land, and his challenge to establish his reputation after his previous adventures. The son connects the old story with the new developments, hinting at the relationships and revelations that will come from the father's legacy across this unique world.

About the Author

Samuel Butler was an English novelist and critic, best known for the satirical utopian novel Erewhon (1872) and the semi-autobiographical novel The Way of All Flesh. Both novels have remained in print since their initial publication. In other studies he examined Christian orthodoxy, evolutionary thought, and Italian art, and made prose translations of the Iliad and Odyssey that are still consulted.

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