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Victorian Science Fiction

Erewhon; Or, Over the Range

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Erewhon; Or, Over the Range is a Victorian science fiction novel by Samuel Butler. It deals with Satire and utopias.

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About Erewhon; Or, Over the Range

"Erewhon; Or, Over the Range" by Samuel Butler is a satirical novel published in 1872. A traveler discovers a strange fictional country where society operates by inverted rules: illness is treated as crime, while criminals receive medical treatment. The book satirizes Victorian England while pioneering speculations about machine consciousness and artificial intelligence in its famous "Book of the Machines" section. Drawing on Butler's experiences as a sheep farmer in New Zealand, this darkly comic work imagines a world where compassion and punishment are bizarrely reversed, and where machines may evolve beyond human control.
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  • Satire
  • Utopias
  • Utopian fiction

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Who wrote Erewhon; Or, Over the Range?

Erewhon; Or, Over the Range was written by Samuel Butler.

What genre is Erewhon; Or, Over the Range?

It is usually shelved as Victorian Science Fiction.

Is Erewhon; Or, Over the Range free to read?

Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

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What books are similar to Erewhon; Or, Over the Range?

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