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"A First Year in Canterbury Settlement" from Samuel Butler. Iconoclastic Victorian-era English author (1835-1902).

""A First Year In Canterbury Settlement"" is a memoir written by Samuel Butler, originally published in 1863. The book describes Butler's experiences during his first year living in the Canterbury region of New Zealand, which was settled by English immigrants in the mid-19th... Read Full Overview

It is a windy, rainy day-cold withal; a little boat is putting off from the pier at Gravesend, and making for a ship that is lying moored in the middle of the river; therein are some half-dozen passengers and a lot of heterogeneous-looking luggage; among the passengers, and the... Read Full Overview

""A First Year in Canterbury Settlement"" is a memoir written by Samuel Butler, a British novelist and essayist, about his experiences during his first year in Canterbury, New Zealand in the mid-19th century. The book was originally published in 1863 and provides a detailed account... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Samuel Butler (1835-1902) became famous with his satirical Utopian novel Erewhon, based on his experiences as a sheep farmer in New Zealand and published, initially anonymously, in 1872. This earlier book, published in London in 1863 while he was still abroad, is a compilation... Read Full Overview

A First Year in Canterbury Settlement "", has been considered a very important part of the human history, but is currently not available in printed formats. Hence so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

A First Year in Canterbury Settlement