Samuel Butler, author of the classic utopian satire, Erewhon (aka Over the Range), was born in Langar in Nottinghamshire on 4 December 1835.
To celebrate the day, here is an extract of a newspaper review of Erewhon, published in 1872, the year in which the novel was anonymously published.
From the same review, we’ve also included a very interesting passage passage from the novel itself, which highlights the bizarre workings of the stock exchange in Erewhon.
Pall Mall Gazette – Friday 10 May 1872
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Pall Mall Gazette – Friday 10 May 1872
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