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Definition of Erewhon
1. Noun. A satirical novel written by Samuel Butler (1872) describing a fictitious land.
Generic synonyms: Book
Lexicographical Neighbors of Erewhon
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. ..."