{"product_id":"erewhon-or-over-the-range-by-samuel-butler","title":"EREWHON: Or Over the Range by Samuel Butler","description":"\u003cp\u003eEREWHON: Or Over the Range\u003cbr\u003eby Samuel Butler\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eFormat: small hardcover with gilt title\u003cbr\u003ePublished: 1872. Jonathan Cape 1926\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 125 w x 180 h x 22 d\u003cbr\u003ePages: 323\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A5L\/2608\/UXXX\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eA satirical, utopian novel written by English author Samuel Butler and first published anonymously in 1872.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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 of artificial intelligence, and the potentially dangerous ideas of machine consciousness and self-replicating machines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eExcellent with light wear\/spine fading on covers, marks on end papers and page edges, name on end paper, pages clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIMAGES\u003cbr\u003eOf the actual item will be posted soon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003eSee our other listings on the subject and by this author.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56074806886692,"sku":"A5L\/2608\/UXXX","price":39.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/3923236091152586414.jpg?v=1787639567","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/erewhon-or-over-the-range-by-samuel-butler","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}