Erewhon
Author(s): Samuel Butler
Genre(s): Satire, Science Fiction
Narrators: Calystra, James Christopher, Zloot, Roger Melin, Ernst Pattynama, Grant Petersen, Hannah Dowell, Scott Carpenter, Laura Davis
Number of Chapters: 30
Length: 8 hours
Language: English
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)