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George Augustus Selwyn (1809 1878) was the first Anglican Bishop of
New Zealand, with Selwyn College, Cambridge later named in his
honour. New Zealand was declared an independent British colony in
1841 and the Diocese of New Zealand was established in the same
year. After graduating from St. John's College, Cambridge in 1831,
Selwyn had been ordained priest in 1834 and consecrated as the
first Bishop of New Zealand in 1841. This volume, first published
in 1844, contains a series of journals and letters written by
Selwyn during his first two years in New Zealand. He provides an
intimate and detailed description of the organisation and society
of the new colony and the growth of new settlements including
Auckland and Wellington. He also describes the landscape and lives
of the Maori in remote areas mostly untouched by colonisation,
providing a fascinating account of the early history of colonial
New Zealand.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
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