The Way of All Flesh The Way of All Flesh

The Way of All Flesh

Samuel Butler
    • 4.3 • 4 Ratings
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Publisher Description

A semi-autobiographical novel that attacks Victorian era hypocrisy as it traces four generations of the Pontifex family. Butler dared not publish it during his lifetime, but when it was published, it was accepted as part of the general revulsion against Victorianism.

GENRE
Biography
RELEASED
1902
1 January
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
672
Pages
PUBLISHER
Public Domain
SIZE
434.8
KB

Customer Reviews

Suet198911 ,

A look into the past

The author tells this story so well when I finish, reality is almost alien and certainly not the Victorian era of which is grown accustomed.

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