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Erewhon is an 1872 [[novel]] by [[Samuel Butler]]. It was inspired partly by his time in colonial [[New Zealand]] and by his reading of [[Charles Darwin|Charles Darwin's]] '[[On the Origin of Species]]'.
'''''Erewhon''''' is an 1872 [[novel]] by [[Samuel Butler]]. It was inspired partly by his time in colonial [[New Zealand]] and by his reading of [[Charles Darwin|Charles Darwin's]] ''[[On the Origin of Species]]''.
The work centers around a young traveler, who, setting off to make his fortune in a far off [[country]], discovers the remote and idealistic land of Erewhon (backwards it is reminiscent of the word 'Nowhere'). However, it is soon learned that this apparent [[Utopia]] has many faults.
The work centers around a young traveler, who, setting off to make his fortune in a far off [[country]], discovers the remote and idealistic land of Erewhon (backwards it is reminiscent of the word 'Nowhere'). However, it is soon learned that this apparent [[Utopia]] has many faults.