Name: Erewhon Revisited
ISBN: 9781625587046

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Why This Clicks

Belief, Revisited

A return to Erewhon makes old history newly strange, with worship and danger in uneasy company.

Come here for

A playful classic sequel with a curious twist on fame
Adventure tangled with questions of belief and identity

Expect

A layered, lightly comic reading experience
A strange clash over who controls Sunchildism

Book Details

Authors: Samuel Butler
Publisher: Start Publishing LLC
Published: March 8, 2013
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Time Travel Fiction · Humorous Fantasy
Reading lane: Time Travel Fiction

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Publisher Categories

Action & Adventure
The Classics
Romance Adventure

About This Book

Erewhon, set in a thinly disguised New Zealand, ended with the escape of its protagonist from the native Erewhonians by balloon. In the sequel, narrated by his son John. Higgs returns to Erewhon and meets his former lover Yram, who is now the mother of his son George. He discovers that he is now worshipped as "the Sunchild." He finds himself in danger from the villainous Professors Hanky and Panky, who are determined to protect Sunchildism from him. With George's help Higgs...

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Erewhon, set in a thinly disguised New Zealand, ended with the escape of its protagonist from the native Erewhonians by balloon. In the sequel, narrated by his son John. Higgs returns to Erewhon and meets his former lover Yram, who is now the mother of his son George. He discovers that he is now worshipped as "the Sunchild." He finds himself in danger from the villainous Professors Hanky and Panky, who are determined to protect Sunchildism from him. With George's help Higgs escapes from their clutches and returns to England.