Definition of Erewhon

1. Noun. A satirical novel written by Samuel Butler (1872) describing a fictitious land.

Generic synonyms: Book

Lexicographical Neighbors of Erewhon

Erebus
Erechtites hieracifolia
Eredivisie
Erenmalm
Erenmalms
Eresh-kigal
Ereshkigal
Ereshkigel
Erethizon
Erethizon dorsatum
Erethizontidae
Eretmochelys
Eretmochelys imbricata
Erevan
Erewan
Erewhon (current term)
Erewhonian
Erewhonians
Erfurt
Ergotrate Maleate
Erianthus
Erianthus ravennae
Eric
Eric Arthur Blair
Eric Blair
Erica
Erica Jong
Erica arborea
Erica carnea
Erica cinerea

Literary usage of Erewhon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Note-books of Samuel Butler by Samuel Butler (1917)
"XVIII Material for Erewhon Revisited APOLOGISE for the names in Erewhon. I was an unpractised writer and had no idea the names could matter so much. ..."

2. Literary London by Elsie M. Lang, Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1907)
"CLIFFORD'S INN, Fleet Street, familiar to Charles Lamb, ami where Samuel Butler, author of " Erewhon." lived for many years. (See pp. 84, 85. ..."

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