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A Year's Housekeeping in South Africa (Paperback)
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A Year's Housekeeping in South Africa (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies
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First published in 1877, this book is one of several colonial
memoirs by the successful writer and journalist Lady Mary Anne
Barker (1831 1911). Born in Jamaica and educated in England and
France, Lady Barker spent periods living in New Zealand, South
Africa, Mauritius, Trinidad, and Western Australia following the
career and colonial service appointments of her second husband,
Frederick Broome. She arrived in Natal in 1875 and lived there for
three years while Broome was Colonial Secretary. This book,
presented in the form of letters, vividly describes the family's
experiences and domestic life. It begins with Barker's early
impressions of Cape Town and Natal, mentioning particularly the
'forlorn and discouraging' Robben Island. Barker's detailed
observations on African weather and scenery, Zulu customs and
beliefs, and the interactions between indigenous people and the
European colonists are still an invaluable resource for those
interested in nineteenth-century colonial Africa.
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