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Erewhon
Erewhon
or, Over the Range (Revised Edition)
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of money
and happiness which their folly caused them. But this had an
effect of which I have little reason to complain, for I was allowed
almost to call them life-long self-deceivers to their faces, and
they said it was quite true, but that it did not matter.
I must not conclude without expressing my most sincere thanks to my critics and to the public for the leniency and consideration with which they have treated my adventures.
June 9, 1872
PREFACE TO THE REVISED EDITION
My publisher wishes me to say a few words about the genesis of the work, a revised and enlarged edition of which he is herewith laying before the public. I therefore place on record as much as I can remember on this head after a lapse of more than thirty years.
The first part of "Erewhon" written was an article headed "Darwin among the Machines," and signed Cellarius. It was written in the Upper Rangitata district of the Canterbury Province (as it then was) of New Zealand, and appeared at Christchurch in the Press
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A somewhat interesting story, despite being written in the non-directional adventure style similar to H.G. Wells. Don't expect a page-turner, but it contains some different enough ideas to be entertaining. It's also a rather overt social commentary, so be forewarned if you detest such things.
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