Providing a rare female perspective on life in colonial Canterbury, New Zealand, this collection of letters―discovered in 2008 and published here for the first time―from four middle-class women to their families in Britain presents a picture of daily colonial life. Though separated by distance and the long wait for post, the women of the Hall family sought to remain close to Britain while life in their new province took form. The collected letters focus on children, household duties, health, housing and servants, church, shopping, and social events. Preceding the annotated transcriptions of the letters is an enlightening introduction to the Hall family, which places them and the correspondence in an appropriate historical context that will appeal to history enthusiasts and casual readers alike.
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Jean Garner is a historian specializing in New Zealand social history. She is the author of By His Own Merits and a contributor to The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Kate Foster is the great granddaughter of Rose and John Hall. She is the cofounder, benefactor, and trustee of Terrace Station Charitable Trust.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Providing a rare female perspective on life in colonial Canterbury, New Zealand, this collection of letters--discovered in 2008 and published here for the first time--from four middle-class women to their families in Britain presents a picture of daily colonial life. Though separated by distance and the long wait for post, the women of the Hall family sought to remain close to Britain while life in their new province took form. The collected letters focus on children, household duties, health, housing and servants, church, shopping, and social events. Preceding the annotated transcriptions of the letters is an enlightening introduction to the Hall family, which places them and the correspondence in an appropriate historical context that will appeal to history enthusiasts and casual readers alike. This remarkable collection of letters provides a rare female perspective on life in colonial Canterbury, when letter writing was the only way to keep a close relationship with family members on the other side of the world. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781877257988
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Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. A very good ex-library copy. N° de réf. du vendeur 040303
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Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. A very good clean copy with a small pen name. The correspondence of four women from the Hall family, writing from Canterbury to their relative Grace Neall in England. The letters were discovered in 2008 and provide a rare female, middle?class perspective on colonial settlement. They describe the rhythms of domestic life: raising children, managing households, dealing with servants, navigating health issues, and maintaining social ties in a young and still?forming province. They also touch on church life, shopping, community events, and, in Rose Hall's case, occasional glimpses into her husband Sir John Hall's political world. N° de réf. du vendeur 050501
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Paperback. Etat : Very Good. 204 pages. Providing a rare female perspective on life in colonial Canterbury, New Zeala nd, this collection of letters--discovered in 2008 and published here for the fi rst time--from four middle-class women to their families in Britain presents a p icture of daily colonial life. Though separated by distance and the long wait fo r post, the women of the Hall family sought to remain close to Britain while lif e in their new province took form. The collected letters focus on children, hous ehold duties, health, housing and servants, church, shopping, and social events. Preceding the annotated transcriptions of the letters is an enlightening introd uction to the Hall family, which places them and the correspondence in an approp riate historical context that will appeal to history enthusiasts and casual read ers alike. N° de réf. du vendeur 4696z
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Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. Has some light general reading/shelfwear - otherwise this is a clean, tight copy. Quick dispatch from the UK. Signed by Author(s). Book. N° de réf. du vendeur 085678
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Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. Letters to Grace Writing Home from Colonial New Zealand By Jean Garner (Edited by). Publisher: Canterbury University Press , 2011, first edition. Very good softback, some creasing to covers and corners, minor marks, no inscriptions. 203 pages, photos. This remarkable collection of letters provides a rare female perspective on life in colonial Canterbury, when letter writing was the only way to keep a close relationship with family members on the other side of the world. The writers were four women of the Hall family. Unlike Charlotte Godley and Lady Barker, whose correspondence, experiences and impressions of the time have been widely promulgated, the Hall women were anonymous members of the middle class in England with no ties with the aristocracy. But ironically, the letters are significant partly because all four were the wives of public men in New Zealand, Rose being wife of Sir John Hall, who was Premier of New Zealand 1879-82. Sarah, Agnes Emma and Rose were married to three Hall brothers, and the youngest correspondent was Agnes' daughter, Agnes Mildred. The recipient was the elder women's sister-in-law, Grace Neall, in England. The women were typical of their time in that their lives and their letters focused on children, household duties, health, housing and servants. Outside the home, the main topics were church, shopping and social events, with Rose also occasionally commenting on her husband's political life. The letters came to light in England in 2008, found by a great-grandson of Grace, Tim Rix. He sent them to his distant cousin Kate Foster. Accompanying the annotated transcriptions of these letters, published here for the first time, is a superb essay by historian Jean Garner, introducing the Hall family and placing them, and this correspondence, in an appropriate historical context. ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. All books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand. N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-1771898487320
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Providing a rare female perspective on life in colonial Canterbury, New Zealand, this collection of letters--discovered in 2008 and published here for the first time--from four middle-class women to their families in Britain presents a picture of daily colonial life. Though separated by distance and the long wait for post, the women of the Hall family sought to remain close to Britain while life in their new province took form. The collected letters focus on children, household duties, health, housing and servants, church, shopping, and social events. Preceding the annotated transcriptions of the letters is an enlightening introduction to the Hall family, which places them and the correspondence in an appropriate historical context that will appeal to history enthusiasts and casual readers alike. This remarkable collection of letters provides a rare female perspective on life in colonial Canterbury, when letter writing was the only way to keep a close relationship with family members on the other side of the world. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781877257988
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