A traveler discovers Erewhon, a topsy-turvy land satirizing Victorian religion, law, morals, and the rise of conscious machines.
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A traveler discovers Erewhon, a topsy-turvy land satirizing Victorian religion, law, morals, and the rise of conscious machines.
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Samuel Butler's Erewhon, or Over the Range was published anonymously 1872. In this satire of Victorian society, the main character Higgs discovers an unknown country, the seeming utopia called Erewhon, Nowhere backwards with the "h" and "w" transposed. The starting chapters detailing the discovery of Erewhon were based on Butler's experiences in New Zealand as a young man. Butler was possibly the first to write about the idea that machines might one day develop consciousness through the process ...
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Sexual content
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Mild courtship and marriage subplot; no explicit sexual content
Violence & gore
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Mild adventure peril; non-graphic satirical punishments and conflict
Profanity
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No strong language present
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation present
Religious content
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Central satire of church via Musical Banks; faith and morality themes
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Primary satire of Victorian law, education, science, and social norms
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide content present
Abuse & suffering
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Colonial prejudice; illness punished as crime; systemic discrimination
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