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Samuel Butler
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English novelist and critic (1835–1902)

Also known as: Cellarius, Сэмюэл Батлер, صموئيل بتلر, 새뮤얼 버틀러, サミュエル・バトラー, 塞繆爾·巴特勒

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Known works

  • The way of all flesh
  • Erewhon
  • Erewhon Revisited (1910)
  • Life and Habit
  • The fair haven