📖 One Hit Wonder? The Author Who Wrote a Masterpiece and Dozens of Forgettable Books
Ever wonder if a writer can strike gold once and then... never again?
Let me introduce you to Samuel Butler, the ultimate literary anomaly. He churned out books from the 1860s to the early 1900s—philosophy, satire, travel journals, evolution theory, religious critique—you name it. He even had a wild idea that The Odyssey was written by a teenage girl. (Yes, seriously.)
Most of his work barely made a ripple. 📉 Self-published. Poorly received. Collecting dust.
Except for one explosive novel:
👉 The Way of All Flesh
Published posthumously, it shattered Victorian ideals. Think family trauma, religious hypocrisy, and an abusive clergyman—all in one raw, autobiographical story. It was so controversial that Butler didn’t dare release it while alive. But once the Edwardian era hit? Boom—bestseller, English lit classic, and still taught in universities today.
The irony? The one book he buried is the one that immortalized him.
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“Victorian Shame. Edwardian Hit.”
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