Erewhon Revisited [Hardcover]

Samuel Butler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2007

Thirty years have passed since Mr. Higgs first stumbled upon that odd and baffling land: Erewhon.

Finding himself in possession of a small fortune, and lonely after the death of his wife, he sets out again for that kingdom in the mountains -- to discover great changes have occurred there -- in the clothing, in the written culture, and above all in the religious fervor besetting the people . . . the dread secret of which sends him back to England, nearly paralyzed by insanity!

Samuel Butler waited nearly three decades after his 1872 masterpiece Erewhon to publish its fully worthy sequel.

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About the Author

Samuel Butler (1835-1902) is best known for his utopian satire “Erewhon”, his posthumous novel “The Way of All Flesh”, and his translations of Homer. His family background made a career in the Church inevitable, but, while serving a low-income parish in London, he began to question his faith. He lived in New Zealand for five years, and later in life spent time in Italy. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 196 pages
• Publisher: Aegypan (December 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1603125965
• ISBN-13: 978-1603125963
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,667,819 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars very good and still relevant book, August 17, 2001

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This review is from: Erewhon Revisited (Library Binding)

The book deals with Higgs' return to Erewhon. Some unpleasant surprises are in store for him, place is entirely unrecognizable due to new religion - sunchildism. Higgs, the Sunchild, finds it hard to beleive how his sayings got so corrupted and is unable to do anything about it. Declaration that he is the Sunchild only brings his life in danger, since professors of Music Banks are not going to let go new lucrative businees just like that. Fascinating book, dealing with rise of new religion out of one "miracle" (i.e. unexplainable event such as Higgs escape in a baloon) account of which grew out of proportion every year.