1835 - Butler was born in Nottinghamshire, England on December 4, 1835.
1854 - Attended Shrewsbury School then went to Saint John College in Cambridge, his father's alma mater.
1858 - Graduated as the summa cum laude in his chosen degree.
1872 - Wrote his satirical novel "Erewhon", the story of an imaginary land, he criticized the customs and manners of contemporary England.
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The Way of All Flesh (Giant Thrifts) by Samuel Butler (Paperback - Aug 11, 2004) Hailed by George Bernard Shaw as "one of the summits of human achievement," Butler's autobiographical account of a harsh upbringing and troubled adulthood satirizes Victorian hypocrisy in its... ![]() Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Erewhon by Samuel Butler (Paperback - Feb 1, 2008) After a series of near-mishaps, a traveler stumbles into a place utterly unknown to him -- only to be jailed: for in this odd place being penniless is tantamount to criminality.Slowly learning the... ![]() Usually ships in 24 hours |
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The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler (Paperback - May 5, 2007) When I was a small boy at the beginning of the century I remember an old man who wore knee-breeches and worsted stockings and who used to hobble about the street of our village with the help of a... ![]() Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Evolution, Old&New: Or: the Theories of Buffon, Dr. Erasmus Darwin and Lamarck, as compared with that of Charles Darwin by Samuel Butler (Paperback - Feb 2, 2008) Usually ships in 24 hours |
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The Authoress of the Odyssey by Samuel Butler (Paperback - Jul 26, 1967) |
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Shrewsbury Edition Of The Works Of Samuel Butler, The ( 20 Volumes ) (BCL1-PR English Literature) by Samuel Butler (Library Binding - Jan 26, 1923) Usually ships in 24 hours |
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