Before Erewhon and The Way of All Flesh, Samuel Butler was an undergraduate at St John’s College, Cambridge, writing for the college magazine. Here are his first published essay on English composition, an account of a walking tour, a mock Herodotus describing college rowing, a skit on examinations and other squibs.
Early flashes of one of the Victorian age’s sharpest satirists, best enjoyed by his admirers. Download the free EPUB.