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  • The Odyssey
    Homer / Samuel Butler
    The Odyssey,  Homer’s epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan war, is one of the earliest and greatest works of literature. It is a wonderful story that has entranced generations over the last two and a half millennia. The characters and events are well known, and the form - a long journey of discovery and testing - has become a standard device in s...
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    10,33 €

  • Erewhon
    Samuel Butler
    2017 Reprint of 1935 Penguin Edition.  Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software.  Originally published in 1872, the greater part of the novel consists of a description of Erewhon.  The nature of this nation is intended to be ambiguous.  At first glance, Erewhon appears to be a Utopia, yet it soon becomes clear that this is far fro...
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    12,80 €

  • The Iliad (Translated into prose by Samuel Butler with an Introduction by H. L. Havell)
    Homer / Samuel Butler
    Due to a lack of biographical evidence regarding the identity of Homer it has been suggested that the two great works attributed to him, the “Iliad” and the “Odyssey” may, in fact, be the work of multiple authors passed down through a long oral tradition. While scholarship on the subject will likely never definitely prove one way or the other, it is now generally accepted that ...
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    14,54 €

  • The Odyssey (Translated into prose by Samuel Butler with an Introduction by William Lucas Collins)
    Homer / Samuel Butler
    Generally attributed to the ancient Greek poet Homer, 'The Odyssey' is considered one of the most important works of classical antiquity, an epic poem about the events at the end of the Trojan War which is generally thought to have been written near the end of the 8th century BC. The story centers on Odysseus and his ten year journey to reach his home in Ithaca. Because of his ...
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    12,20 €

  • The Poetical Works of Samuel Butler Volume; Volume 1
    Butler Samuel 1612-1680
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
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    35,32 €

  • Hudibras
    Samuel Butler
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    42,88 €

  • The Odyssey
    Homer / Samuel Butler
    Ulysses, on his way home from the Trojan War, encounters resistance from the Sirens, Circe the sorceress, the Cyclops, and other dangers, only to find his wife, Penelope, being pursued by various suitors. ...
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    18,17 €

  • The Odyssey
    Homer / Samuel Butler
    Fully Annotated Edition. The Odyssey is one of two epic stories attributed to Homer. It centers on Greek hero Odysseus’ journey home after the ten-year Trojan War. The adventures of his voyage include tales of love, war, and sensual bliss. Along the way, he must survive a shipwreck, the lure of the enchanting Sirens, the clutches of a Cyclops, and a battle with a group of devi...
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    15,60 €

  • Samuel Butler
    Samuel Butler
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    68,08 €

  • Erewhon
    Samuel Butler
    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 Profes...
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    9,74 €

  • Erewhon Revisited
    Samuel Butler
    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 Profes...
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    11,65 €

  • Erewhon and Erewhon Revisited
    Samuel Butler
    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 Profes...
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    18,11 €

  • A First Year in Canterbury Settlement
    Samuel Butler
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    33,72 €

  • Homer’s Odyssey (BC Classic Library Edition)
    Homer / Samuel Butler
    Having spent ten years fighting in the Trojan War, Odysseus embarks on his journey back to Ithica. To get there he must deceive a giant Cyclops, face Poseidon’s wrath, escape cannibalism, defeat the witch-goddess Circe, skirt the land of the Sirens, sail between a six-headed monster and a raging whirlpool, and escape captivity on the island of Calypso. But perhaps his biggest t...
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    27,75 €

  • Erewhon, or Over the Range
    Samuel Butler
    Samuel Butler’s irreverent satire, ’Erewhon’, castigates the hypocrisy of both religion and conventional social mores, and pours scorn on the unthinking acceptance that makes such beliefs possible. In Erewhon (an anagram of ’Nowhere’) ’normal’ behaviour’ consists of hospitalizing fraudsters and chastising the sick; of disregarding genius and praising the insane. Erewhonians...
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    9,15 €

  • The Fair Haven
    Samuel Butler
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    28,82 €

  • The Genuine Remains Of Samuel Butler V1 (1822)
    Samuel Butler
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    30,04 €

  • Life and Habit
    Samuel Butler
    Samuel Butler (1835 - 1902) was a Victorian novelist who wrote in many genres. The Way of All Flesh and Erewhon are his most famous novels. Besides fiction Butler also wrote about evolution, Christian orthodoxy, Italian art, literary history and translated the Iliad and The Odyssey. Butler states his purpose at the beginning of Life and Habit as follows, 'It will be our busi...
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    28,84 €

  • Erewhon
    Samuel Butler
    Erewhon: Or Over The Range is a satirical novel written by Samuel Butler and first published in 1908. The book is set in the imaginary land of Erewhon, which is a utopian society that is based on the principles of reason and rationality. The story follows the journey of the protagonist, Higgs, who travels to Erewhon and discovers that the society is not as perfect as it seems. ...
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    37,54 €

  • Life And Letters Of Samuel Butler V1, January 30, 1774-March 1, 1831
    Samuel Butler
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    26,41 €

  • Erewhon
    Samuel Butler
    Samuel Butler (1835 - 1902) was a Victorian novelist who wrote in many genres. The Way of All Flesh and Erewhon are his most famous novels. Besides fiction Butler also wrote on evolution, Christian orthodoxy, Italian art, literary history and translated the Illiad and The Odyssey. Erewhon is a utopian satire of Victorian England published in 1872. The title is the name of a...
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    28,93 €

  • Characters And Passages From Notebooks (1908)
    Samuel Butler
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    29,65 €

  • Alps And Sanctuaries Of Piedmont And The Canton Ticino, Op. 6 (1913)
    Samuel Butler
    Alps and Sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino, Op. 6 is a travelogue written by Samuel Butler and first published in 1913. The book chronicles Butler’s travels through the Italian region of Piedmont and the Swiss canton of Ticino, which are both situated in the Alps. Butler provides vivid descriptions of the stunning natural beauty of the region, including the snow-cap...
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    37,55 €

  • Life and Habit
    Samuel Butler
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    42,98 €

  • Unconscious Memory
    Samuel Butler
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    31,47 €

  • The Posthumous Works Of Samuel Butler
    Samuel Butler
    The Posthumous Works of Samuel Butler is a collection of writings by the English poet and satirist Samuel Butler. The works were written during two distinct periods: the Grand Rebellion (1642-1651), which was a series of civil wars in England, and the reign of King Charles II (1660-1685). The book was first published in 1754, after Butler’s death, and includes a variety of genr...
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    37,54 €

  • The Cabinet Of Poetry V2
    Abraham Cowley / Edward Waller / Samuel Butler
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    29,71 €

  • Erewhon Revisited
    Samuel Butler
    Samuel Butler (1835 ù 1902) was a Victorian novelist who wrote in many genres. The Way of All Flesh and Erehhon are his most famous novels. Besides fiction Butler also wrote on evolution, Christian orthodoxy, Italian art, literary history and translated the Iliad and The Odyssey. Erewhon is a utopian satire of Victorian England published in 1872. The title is the name of a ...
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    31,30 €

  • Geographia Classica
    Samuel Butler
    Geographia Classica: Or The Application Of Ancient Geography To The Classics is a book written by Samuel Butler in 1847. The book is a comprehensive guide to the geography of the ancient world and its application to classical literature. It covers the geography of Greece, Rome, and other ancient civilizations, and discusses the important places, events, and people of these anci...
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    34,38 €

  • The Iliad (the Samuel Butler Prose Translation)
    Homer / Samuel Butler
    'The Iliad' is a classical epic poem about the events during the last year of the Trojan War and the fall of Troy. The tale revolves around the Greek warrior Achilles, and his anger toward the king of Mycenae, Agamemnon. While the poem shows evidence of a long oral tradition and thus most likely multiple authors, the ancient Greek poet Homer is generally attributed as its autho...
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    11,84 €


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