Books with title A Narrative of a Nine Months' Residence in New Zealand, in 1827

“One of the most extraordinary narratives of personal adventure.” -The Monthly Review “A spirited performance...picturesque details of savage life.” -Quarterly Review “Extraordinary...extremely amusing and full of information.” - Edinburgh Review Augustus Earle (1793 – 1838) was a London-born travel artist who in 1827 traveled to New Zealand and wrote of his extraordinary adventures in his 1832 book "A Narrative of a Nine Months Residence in New Zealand in 1827." Earle was one of those persons who find happiness in perpetual locomotion; a class who appear unfitted for stationary occupation, their restless disposition making them as uneasy, when confined to one scene, as a chained lion or a harnessed zebra. In describing a peculiar type of war dance performed by the natives of New Zealand, Earle writes: "The usual sham fight began, accompanied by the war dance, and although I expected it, and indeed came for the purpose of witnessing it, it was conducted with so much fury on both sides, that at length I became quite horrified, and for some time could not divest myself of the feeling that our visiters were playing false, so closely did this mock combat resemble a real one. The dreadful noises, the hideous faces, the screeching of the women, and the menacing gestures of each party, were so calculated to inspire terror, that stouter hearts than mine might have felt fear. When the tumult subsided, the elder chiefs squatted down, and had the long talk usual on these occasions." "In that island, where war and cannibalism rule, there is a class of peacemakers, whose lives are spent in going from one hostile chief to another, to explain away insults, to offer apologies, and to strive, by every means in their power, to establish peace among those who may be about to plunge their country into the horrors of a civil war." Twice had the author known them successful in nine months; and, even in a country devoted to war, they were held in the highest honour.

There were several other passengers on board who were proceeding to New Zealand to form a Wesleyan missionary establishment at Hokianga. Amongst these were a Mr. and Mrs. Hobbs who were most enthusiastic in the cause. They had formerly belonged to the same mission at Whangaroa when a war which took place amongst the natives totally destroyed their establishment; and after enduring great varieties of suffering they escaped but lost everything they possessed except the clothes they had on.

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Augustus Earle (c. 1793 – 1838) was a London-born travel artist. Unlike earlier artists who worked outside Europe and were employed on voyages of exploration or worked abroad for wealthy, often aristocratic patrons, Earle was able to operate quite independently - able to combine his lust for travel with an ability to earn a living through art. The unique body of work he produced during his travels comprises one of the most significant documentary records of the effects of European contact and colonisation during the early nineteenth century.

There were several other passengers on board, who were proceeding to New Zealand to form a Wesleyan missionary establishment at Hokianga. Amongst these were a Mr. and Mrs. Hobbs, who were most enthusiastic in the cause. They had formerly belonged to the same mission at Whangaroa, when a war which took place amongst the natives totally destroyed their establishment; and, after enduring great varieties of suffering, they escaped, but lost everything they possessed, except the clothes they had on.

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Augustus Earle (1793-1838) was a professional watercolour artist specialising in colonial themes. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from the age of thirteen and in 1815 travelled to the Mediterranean. He spent the next fifteen years touring the world and in 1832, when this book was published, was briefly employed by Darwin on H.M.S. Beagle, though he left that expedition in Montevideo owing to ill health. The first part of the book describes Earle's experiences in New Zealand, where he observed in detail the lifestyle of the pre-colonial Maori and the early European settlers. The second part tells how in 1824 Earle, travelling from Rio to Cape Town, found himself left behind on the Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha and spent eight months sharing the simple life of the tiny British community there and tutoring their children until finally a rare passing ship took him on board.

Title: A narrative of a nine months' residence in New Zealand, in 1827; together with a journal of a residence in Tristan d'Acunha, etc.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND & the PACIFIC collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection offers titles providing historical context for modern day Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, and the Pacific Islands (collectively, Oceania). It includes studies of their relationship to British colonial heritage, Trans-Tasman history, resistance to colonization, and histories of sailors, traders, missionaries, and adventurers. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:++++<Source Library> British Library<Contributors> Earle, Augustus; <Original Pub Date> 1832.<Physical Description> 8º.<Shelfmark> 10492.dd.6.