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Erewhon

Public domain audiobook

Erewhon

by Samuel Butler

English· 8:00:07· 30 chapters
Erewhon, or Over the Range is a novel by Samuel Butler, published anonymously in 1872. The title is also the name of a country, supposedly discovered by the protagonist. In the novel, it is not revealed in which part of the world Erewhon is, but it is clear that it is a fictional country. Butler meant the title to be read as the word Nowhere backwards, even though the letters "h" and "w" are transposed. It is likely that he did this to protect himself from accusations of being unpatriotic, although Erewhon is obviously a satire of Victorian society. (summary from Wikipedia)

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Preface

    12:55
  2. Chapter 2

    Waste Lands

    11:45
  3. Chapter 3

    In the Wool-Shed

    08:30
  4. Chapter 4

    Up the River

    10:24
  5. Chapter 5

    The Saddle

    15:33
  6. Chapter 6

    The River and the Range

    14:43
  7. Chapter 7

    Into Erewhon

    15:30
  8. Chapter 8

    First Impressions

    13:16
  9. Chapter 9

    In Prison

    15:17
  10. Chapter 10

    To the Metropolis

    19:43
  11. Chapter 11

    Current Opinions

    19:21
  12. Chapter 12

    Some Erowhonian Trials

    14:32
  13. Chapter 13

    Malcontents

    18:35
  14. Chapter 14

    The Views of the Erowhonians Concerning Death

    17:31
  15. Chapter 15

    Mahaina

    08:49
  16. Chapter 16

    The Musical Banks

    27:19
  17. Chapter 17

    Arowhena

    16:35
  18. Chapter 18

    Ydgrun and the Ydgrunites

    14:22
  19. Chapter 19

    Birth Formulae

    11:54
  20. Chapter 20

    The World of the Unborn

    16:01
  21. Chapter 21

    What They Mean by It

    17:35
  22. Chapter 22

    The Colleges of Unreason

    17:15
  23. Chapter 23

    The Colleges of Unreason - Continued

    20:34
  24. Chapter 24

    The Book of the Machines

    12:13
  25. Chapter 25

    The Machines - Continued

    17:08
  26. Chapter 26

    The Machines - Concluded

    23:46
  27. Chapter 27

    The Views of an Erewhonian Prophet Concerning the Rights of Animals

    16:03
  28. Chapter 28

    The Views of an Erewhonian Philosopher Concerning the Rights of Vegetables

    16:48
  29. Chapter 29

    Escape

    20:33
  30. Chapter 30

    Conclusion

    15:37