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Poems (Paperback)
Louisa Anne Meredith
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R448
Discovery Miles 4 480
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
PublishingAcentsa -a centss 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 e
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
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!
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
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the
original. 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 for protecting, preserving, and promoting
the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions
that are true to the original work.
Louisa Anne Meredith's account of her life in Tasmania was
published in 1852. She was an experienced traveller, and this work
is remarkable for being the first detailed account by a woman of
life in the colony. Its shrewd observations and descriptive
personal narrative make it an engaging read, as well as providing a
valuable historical record. A keen botanist and artist, Meredith
describes the island's natural life in great detail in beautiful
and evocative passages. In Volume 2 she provides more anecdotes of
her life, including descriptions of the animals she encounters and
journeys made within the island. She also covers more social
issues, looking at religion and custom in the colony among the
settlers and the natives, and closing the book with an examination
of Tasmania's industry and trades. For more information on this
author, see http:
//orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=merel
Louisa Anne Meredith (1812 1895) had published poetry, journalism,
and books on flowers before emigrating to Australia in 1839. Her
account of her journey there and her early impressions of the
people were somewhat derogatory, and caused considerable offence in
Sydney, although the book was widely read both in Australia and in
England. However, her lyrical descriptions of nature were extremely
popular, and she was also a talented illustrator of her own work.
She published some twenty books, and many other writings, making
her one of the most commercially successful women writers in
Australia. Her My Home in Tasmania (1852) is also reprinted in this
series. Her books remain valuable as a source of information on the
social history of Australia in the mid-nineteenth century, and also
on natural history. For more information on this author, see http:
//orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=merelo
Louisa Anne Meredith's account of her life in Tasmania was
published in 1852. She was an experienced traveller, and this work
is remarkable for being the first detailed account by a woman of
life in the colony. Its shrewd observations and descriptive
personal narrative make it an engaging read, as well as providing a
valuable historical record. A keen botanist and artist, Meredith
describes the island's natural life in great detail in beautiful
and evocative passages. This first volume covers the journey to the
island and her initial impressions of it. Her discussions of
'polite society', politics, prisoner and ex-prisoner populations,
the 'white slave' issue, and her attitudes to the island's native
people, also provide fascinating examples of colonial attitudes in
the period and of how different cultures and backgrounds existed
together on the island. For more information on this author, see
http: //orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=merel
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