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Butler's satirical inversion of Victorian society reimagines a machine-obsessed civilization that banishes technology, forcing readers to question whether progress is always desirable. This proto-science fiction novel remains disturbingly relevant in its exploration of how societies rationalize their contradictions.

A critical examination of the evolutionary theories of Buffon, Erasmus Darwin, Lamarck and Charles Darwin. The author argues for design and purpose in the development of living organisms.