Queensland Years of Robert Herbert, Premier: Letters and Papers (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Knox, Bruce

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'Herbert's informal, pithy lettersdescribe the upper middle classsocial scene, together with theeconomic and political realities of anewly-created colony. Theirsubjects range from a description ofa Quensland election to a report ofhis camping and cruising holidays;from complaints of severe socialseasons and other abominationsto eating oysters or making ice;from caustic comments on some ofhis associates to an essay on why hedid not wish to marry; fromimpatience with the eccentricitiesof Governor Bowen to heartyadmiration for Lady Bowen. Aninformative and often appreciativeview of colonial life, this bookshould prove a valuable contributionto the history of the periodand delight those general readersfor whom colonial life of the midnineteenthcentury has its ownspecial fascination.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Queensland Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780702258336
• Artikelnr.: 44920040