The Samuel " Erewhon " Butler Page

( 1835 - 1902 )
This Samuel Butler is called "Erewhon" Butler to distinguish him from his 17th
Century secret sharer, who wrote Hudibras, a verse satire of the Puritans.
Major Works
Oxford World's Classics and Penguin both publishThe Way of All Flesh; Penguin also publishes Erewhon.
First Year in Canterbury Settlement ( 1863 ).
Erewhon ( 1872 ). On Line
The Fair Haven ( 1873 ). Religious parody.
Life and Habit ( 1877 ).
Evolution, Old and New ( 1879 ).
Alps and Sanctuaries ( 1881 ). Reprinted by Alan Sutton, 1986.
Luck or Cunning ( 1887 ).
Ex Voto ( 1888 ).
The Authoress of the Odyssey ( 1897 ).
The Iliad Rendered into English Prose ( 1898 ). On Line
The Odyssey ( 1900 ). Translation from Greek. On Line
Erewhon Revisited ( 1901 ).
The Way of All Flesh ( 1903 ). On Line
Note Books ( 1912 ).

About Butler
Peter Raby, Samuel Butler: A Biography. Iowa, 1991.
Samuel Butler from the Victorian Web.

Picture credit: Alexander Turnbull Library.
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