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Auteur: Samuel Butler
e-bookNederlands9789028280724
7-12-2017
De roman neemt een aanvang drie generaties voor de geboorte van de hoofdpersoon Ernest Pontifex, bij overgrootvader John. Diens enige zoon George kan goed leren en wordt op zijn vijftiende ingelijfd bij de religieuze uitgeverij van een oom in Londen, waar hij zich als gewiekst zakenman ontpopt en later alles erft. Meer
paperbackEngels346 blz.9781107432765
2-10-2014
Originally published in 1905 as part of the Cambridge English Classics series, this book contains the text of Hudibras by the satirical poet Samuel Butler (1613–80). Meer
paperbackEngels272 blz.9780140430578
24-12-2024
Setting out to make his fortune, a young traveller discovers the remote and beautiful land of Erewhon, and is given a home among its handsome citizens. Meer
paperbackEngels315 blz.9786256014558
3-2-2025
Since Samuel Butler published “Life and Habit” thirty-three [vii] years have elapsed—years fruitful in change and discovery, during which many of the mighty have been put down from their seat and many of the humble have been exalted. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780140430127
23-2-2006
Throws a subversive brick at the smug face of Victorian domesticity. Published in 1903, a year after Butler's death, this novel is a thinly disguised account of his own childhood and youth 'in the bosom of a Christian family'. Meer
paperbackEngels493 blz.9789464816594
5-12-2023
Experience the timeless epic that has captivated readers for centuries – "The Iliad" by Homer.
Journey into a world of gods and mortals, heroes and legends, as you delve into the heart of ancient Greece's greatest conflict. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781108005517
20-7-2009
William Bateson claimed at the Darwin Centenary in 1909 that Samuel Butler (1835–1902) was 'the most brilliant and by far the most interesting of Darwin's opponents, whose works are at length emerging from oblivion. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781108039383
29-12-2011
Samuel Butler (1835–1902) became famous with his satirical Utopian novel Erewhon, based on his experiences as a sheep farmer in New Zealand and published, initially anonymously, in 1872. Meer