Notes and Sketches of New South Wales - During a Residence in That Colony From 1839 to 1844

Klappentext A valuable work of colonial and women's writing, covering both life in Australian society and observations of nature. Zusammenfassung First published in 1844! Louisa Anne Meredith's account of emigrating to New South Wales is a frank and sometimes negative document about Australian society at the time. However! her interest in! and great skill at describing! wildlife made her one of the most successful women writers in Victorian Australia. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Embarkation; 2. Bay of Biscay; 3. Calm in the Tropics; 4. Whales and 'Jets d'eau'; 5. Island of St. Paul's; 6. Sydney Market; 7. Leave Sydney; 8. A country inn; 9. 'Hassan's walls'; 10. Bathurst society and hospitality; 11. Native huts; 12. Native turkeys; 13. Storm and fine view on Lapstone Hill; 14. Homebush; 15. Norfolk Island pine; 16. Guanas.

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• Autori: Louisa Anne Meredith, Louise Anne Meredith, Meredith Louisa Anne
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 09.12.2010
• EAN: 9781108024174
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02417-4
• Pagine: 180
• Serie: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, Australasian & Pacific history, Australasian and Pacific history