These letters are described in the Preface as 'the exact account of a lady's experience of the brighter and less practical side of colonisation'. One hundred years later it is New Zealand’s most popular tale of the pioneering days. DESCRIPTION Station Life in New Zealand is a collection of cheerful and interesting letters written by Lady Mary Anne Barker (nee Mary Anne Stewart) that is a New Zealand 'classic'. When Station Life in New Zealand was first published in 1870 it was very successful in England and was translated into French and German. The exhilaration of sleeping out in the open and burning off tussock just for the thrill of it, the joy of a crisp Canterbury morning, the pathos of a baby’s death, the hospitality of a bachelor runholder, the drama of being snowbound without food when the servants have taken to their beds ‘to die warm’, all are recounted in an intimate style which makes this tale seem still fresh from the pen. No prim Victorian lady content with domestic activities, the young and vivacious Lady Barker insisted on being included in every adventure. Lady Barker’s sparkling narrative describes her life on a Canterbury sheep station in the 1850’s. Providing a personal perspective of domestic life in the 19th century, this fascinating. Boards faded top and bottom, dust-jacket faded, shelf worn, otherwise good second-hand condition. Author(s): Betty Gilderdale NZ Biography & Memoirs Secondhand. Title: Station Life in New Zealand Author: Lady Barker Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub ISBN: 9781981117642 Length: 0.2 inch Width: 6.0 inch.
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