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The Way of All Flesh Illustrated
Samuel Butler
The Way of All Flesh Illustrated
Samuel Butler
The Way of All Flesh (sometimes called Ernest Pontifex, or the Way of All Flesh) is a semi-autobiographical novel by Samuel Butler that attacks Victorian-era hypocrisy.[1] Written between 1873 and 1884, it traces four generations of the Pontifex family. Butler dared not publish it during his lifetime, but when it was published (in 1903) it was accepted as part of the general reaction against Victorianism. The title is a common misquotation of a Biblical Hebrew expression, to "go the way of all the earth", meaning "to die" (1 Kings 2:2 etc.). In 1998, the Modern Library ranked The Way of All Flesh twelfth on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | April 26, 2021 |
ISBN13 | 9798744612313 |
Publishers | Independently Published |
Pages | 562 |
Dimensions | 140 × 216 × 29 mm · 644 g |
Language | English |
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