The Way of All Beings

Author: Samuel Butler
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: This book is a semi-autobiographical novel that depicts the religious family in Victorian England. Due to the hypocrisy and autocracy of the parents, children suffer significant harm and distortion during their upbringing, thereby critiquing the religious, educational, and value systems of England at the time. It expresses a pursuit of human nature. The Way of All Flesh holds a unique position in the history of English literature and can serve as a reference for parents in today's child-rearing practices.