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Colonial Memories: Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century

Autor Mary Anne Barker
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 20 feb 2013
First published in 1904, this book is the last of Lady Mary Anne Barker's memoirs of her life in several of Britain's colonies in the nineteenth century. Barker (1831–1911) was born in Jamaica and educated in England and France. In 1865, she moved to New Zealand with her second husband, Sir Frederick Broome, and spent three years living on a sheep station. She then lived in South Africa, Mauritius, Trinidad, and Western Australia following the various political appointments of her husband. During her travels she began her successful writing career and published several memoirs and housekeeping guides. In Colonial Memories, she recounts her life as a colonial wife, detailing her experiences in far-flung locales. The book also includes chapters on birds, interviews, General Charles Gordon (whom she met in Mauritius), and her servants. Several of the chapters were initially published as articles in London magazines.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781108054102
ISBN-10: 1108054102
Pagini: 328
Ilustrații: black & white illustrations
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.42 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century

Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cuprins

A personal story; 1. Old New Zealand; 2. Old New Zealand - continued; 3. Old New Zealand - continued; 4. A modern New Zealand; 5. Natal memories; 6. 'Stella Clavisque Maris Indici'; 7. General Charles Gordon; 8. Western Australia; 9. Western Australia - continued; 10. The enrolled guard; 11. Trinidad; 12. Trinidad - continued; 13. Rodrigues; 14. Colonial servants; 15. Interviews; 16. A cooking memory; 17. Bird notes; 18. Humours of bird life; 19. Girls - old and new.

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This 1904 memoir chronicles writer Mary Anne Barker's eventful life in several of Britain's colonies in the nineteenth century.