<영어로 읽는 고전 _ 사무엘 버틀러의 켄터베리에서의 수필들>
"캔터베리 작품(Canterbury Pieces)"은 1863년에 출판된 사무엘 버틀러(Samuel Butler)가 쓴 수필 모음집이다. 이 수필은 주로 그가 뉴질랜드, 특히 남섬의 캔터베리 지역에 있는 동안 작성되었다. 버틀러는 1859년 뉴질랜드로 이주하여 캔터베리에 정착하여 양 사육에 종사하고 지역 풍경과 사회를 탐구했다.
"Canterbury Pieces"의 에세이는 새로운 정착지에 대한 버틀러의 경험 및 관찰과 관련된 다양한 주제를 다루고 있다. 여기에는 식민지 생활, 원주민 마오리족과의 교류, 농업 활동, 새로운 환경에 적응하는 과정에 대한 그의 생각이 반영되어 있다. 이 작품에서 버틀러의 글쓰기 스타일은 종종 재치, 예리한 관찰, 반성적인 어조가 특징이다.


"Canterbury Pieces" is a collection of essays written by Samuel Butler published in 1863. These essays were mainly written while he was in New Zealand, particularly the Canterbury region of the South Island. Butler immigrated to New Zealand in 1859 and settled in Canterbury, where he engaged in sheep farming and explored the local landscape and society.
The essays in "Canterbury Pieces" cover a variety of topics related to Butler's experiences and observations of the new settlement. It reflects his thoughts on colonial life, interactions with the indigenous Maori people, agricultural activities, and the process of adapting to a new environment. Butler's writing style in these works is often characterized by wit, sharp observation, and a reflective tone.

Summary
As the following dialogue embodies the earliest fruits of Butler’s study of the works of Charles Darwin, with whose name his own was destined in later years to be so closely connected, and thus possesses an interest apart from its intrinsic merit, a few words as to the circumstances in which it was published will not be out of place.

Contents
Darwin on the Origin of Species
A Dialogue
Barrel-Organs
Letter: 21 February 1863
Letter: 14 March 1863
Letter: 18 March 1863
Letter: 11 April 1863
Letter: 22 June 1863
Darwin Among the Machines
Lucubratio Ebria
A Note on “The Tempest”
The English Cricketers