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Informationen zum Autor English novelist and critic Samuel Butler is best known for his semi-autobiographical book The Way of All Flesh, which was first published in 1964 under the title Ernest Pontifex or The Way of All Flesh, and for his satirical utopian novel Erewhon (1872), which was published posthumously in 1903 after significant revisions. Both books are still in print after their original releases. In additional research, he looked at Italian art, evolution theory, and Christian orthodoxy. He also translated the Iliad and Odyssey into language that is still used today. Butler was born in the rectory in the Nottinghamshire village of Langar on December 4, 1835. Rev was his father. Thomas Butler is the son of Dr. Samuel Butler, who was the bishop of Lichfield after serving as the headmaster of Shrewsbury School. Dr. Butler came from a family of yeomen and was the son of a trader, but his academic prowess was noticed early on, and he was sent to Cambridge and Rugby, where he excelled. Thomas, his only son, wanted to join the Navy but gave in to pressure from his father and joined the Church of England instead, where he had a mediocre career compared to his father's. Klappentext Samuel Butler's 1863 account of his experiences as a sheep farmer in New Zealand, which inspired his novel Erewhon. Zusammenfassung This 1863 publication was compiled from letters sent from New Zealand by the young Samuel Butler (1835–1902). They describe practical and financial aspects of his profitable sheep-farming enterprise, colonial life, and the landscapes, flora and fauna of South Island. Butler's Utopian novel Erewhon (1872) drew on the experiences described here. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Embarkation at Gravesend; 2. Life on board; 3. Aspect of Port Lyttelton; 4. Sheep on terms, schedule and explanation; 5. Ascent of the Waimakiriri; 6. Hut; 7. Loading day; 8. Taking up the run; 9. Plants of Canterbury; 10. Choice of a run.
