Noun
a satirical novel written by Samuel Butler (1872) describing a fictitious land
Source: WordNet"Erewhon," in this reading, is "not only a disguised no-where but a rearranged now-here." Source: Internet
In a 1945 broadcast, George Orwell praised the book and said that when Butler wrote Erewhon it needed "imagination of a very high order to see that machinery could be dangerous as well as useful." Source: Internet
Sorry, for being long winded… enjoyed your article on Butler and Erewhon… I remember reading it back in college long ago. Source: Internet
Nietzsche, Samuel Butler (Erewhon), Marx, Shelley, Blake, Dickens, William Morris, Ruskin, Beethoven and Wagner all had their applications and misapplications. Source: Internet
This last aspect of Erewhon reveals the influence of Charles Darwin 's evolution theory; Butler had read On the Origin of Species soon after it was published in 1859. Source: Internet
Another feature of Erewhon is the absence of machines; this is due to the widely shared perception by the Erewhonians that they are potentially dangerous. Source: Internet