1st Edition

Women Writing Home, 1700-1920 Vol 5 Female Correspondence Across the British Empire

    468 Pages
    by Routledge

    Assembles a range of women's letters from the former British Empire. These letters 'written home' are not only historical sources; they are also representations of the state of the Empire in far-off lands sent home to Britain and, occasionally, other centres established as 'home'.

    Volume 5 New Zealand: Map of New Zealand Introduction Note on the Texts Part I: Sarah Selwyn to Caroline and Mary Palmer, from New Zealand, 1842–9 Part II: Sarah Greenwood, from France and New Zealand, 1842–73 Part III: Caroline Abraham to Sophia and Mrs Marriott, from New Zealand, 1850–69 Part IV: Jane Maria Atkinson to Margaret Taylor, from New Zealand, 1853–71 Part V: Georgina Bowen, from New Zealand, 1862–8

    Biography

    Klaus Stierstorfer, Deirdre Coleman, Cecily Devereux, Susan Clair Imbarrato, Charlotte J. Macdonald