{"product_id":"the-way-of-all-flesh-by-samuel-butler-paperback","title":"The Way of All Flesh, by Samuel Butler (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003eErnest Pontifex is born into a deeply religious Victorian family where obedience is demanded and individuality suppressed. As he grows, he confronts the crushing expectations of his parents, religious dogma, and the rigid values of society-ultimately seeking his own path through a maze of personal failure and philosophical awakening. \u003cem\u003eThe Way of All Flesh\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful, semi-autobiographical critique of Victorian morality, tracing one man's painful journey toward self-realization in a world built to deny it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSamuel Butler (1835-1902) was an iconoclastic Victorian author who published a variety of works. Two of his most famous pieces are the Utopian satire Erewhon and a semi-autobiographical novel published posthumously, The Way of All Flesh, which attacks Victorian-era hypocrisy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wildside Press LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43184517218513,"sku":"9781434456588","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/5981\/5377\/files\/9781434456588_FC.jpg?v=1784074087","url":"https:\/\/startlingstories.us\/products\/the-way-of-all-flesh-by-samuel-butler-paperback","provider":"Startling Stories","version":"1.0","type":"link"}