âErewhon Revisitedâ the sequel to âErewhonâ, Samuel Butlerâs acclaimed first novel, finds adventurer Higgs returning to the mysterious, distant land of Erewhon. There he discovers its people ruled by a religious cult inspired by his hot-air balloon escape thirty years earlier.
Devious professors Hanky and Panky have invented a new religion called âSunchildismâ and Higgs, the unwitting âSun Child,â is not welcome. The professors are determined to preserve their grip on Erewhonians leaving Higgs in mortal danger. With the help of his newfound son, Higgs must once again escape Erewhon if he is to survive.
Butlerâs humorous, perceptive book is a penetrating satire of Christianity in Victorian England and is still as relevant and fresh today. âErewhon Revisitedâ is Samuel Butlerâs last novel.
Samuel Butler (1835-1902) was a revolutionary English novelist and critic. He is best known for the utopian novel âErewhonâ (1872) and the posthumous, semi-autobiographical novel âThe Way of All Fleshâ (1903). Both of which have remained in print ever since. âErewhonâ is renowned as one of the first books to explore the idea of machine evolution. The English writer Aldous Huxley acknowledged the book's influence on his novel âBrave New Worldâ, while George Bernard Shaw deemed Butler âthe greatest English writer of the latter half of the nineteenth century.â