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
- Chapter 1
Preface
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Waste Lands
11:45 - Chapter 3
In the Wool-Shed
08:30 - Chapter 4
Up the River
10:24 - Chapter 5
The Saddle
15:33 - Chapter 6
The River and the Range
14:43 - Chapter 7
Into Erewhon
15:30 - Chapter 8
First Impressions
13:16 - Chapter 9
In Prison
15:17 - Chapter 10
To the Metropolis
19:43 - Chapter 11
Current Opinions
19:21 - Chapter 12
Some Erowhonian Trials
14:32 - Chapter 13
Malcontents
18:35 - Chapter 14
The Views of the Erowhonians Concerning Death
17:31 - Chapter 15
Mahaina
08:49 - Chapter 16
The Musical Banks
27:19 - Chapter 17
Arowhena
16:35 - Chapter 18
Ydgrun and the Ydgrunites
14:22 - Chapter 19
Birth Formulae
11:54 - Chapter 20
The World of the Unborn
16:01 - Chapter 21
What They Mean by It
17:35 - Chapter 22
The Colleges of Unreason
17:15 - Chapter 23
The Colleges of Unreason - Continued
20:34 - Chapter 24
The Book of the Machines
12:13 - Chapter 25
The Machines - Continued
17:08 - Chapter 26
The Machines - Concluded
23:46 - Chapter 27
The Views of an Erewhonian Prophet Concerning the Rights of Animals
16:03 - Chapter 28
The Views of an Erewhonian Philosopher Concerning the Rights of Vegetables
16:48 - Chapter 29
Escape
20:33 - Chapter 30
Conclusion
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