Greater Britain: Charles Dilke Visits Her New Lands, 1866 & 1867

Greater Britain: Charles Dilke Visits Her New Lands, 1866 & 1867

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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.

Author: Geoffrey Blainey

Format: Hardback

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Greater Britain: Charles Dilke Visits Her New Lands, 1866 & 1867 is a book edited by Geoffrey Blainey. Charles Dilke was one of the most observant travellers to visit Australia and New Zealand in the nineteenth century. His fresh prose style is absorbing, whether he is describing a Sydney race meeting, eating shark's fin soup in a Chinese restaurant, watching an Australian landscape at sunset or a Maori war dance, or contemplating the influence of climate on physical and mental well-being. Published by Methuen Haynes in 1985. First Edition. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Good. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.



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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.

Author: Geoffrey Blainey

Format: Hardback

Number of Pages:


Greater Britain: Charles Dilke Visits Her New Lands, 1866 & 1867 is a book edited by Geoffrey Blainey. Charles Dilke was one of the most observant travellers to visit Australia and New Zealand in the nineteenth century. His fresh prose style is absorbing, whether he is describing a Sydney race meeting, eating shark's fin soup in a Chinese restaurant, watching an Australian landscape at sunset or a Maori war dance, or contemplating the influence of climate on physical and mental well-being. Published by Methuen Haynes in 1985. First Edition. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Good. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.