First Year in Canterbury Settlement

by Samuel Butler

*Non-fiction Biography & Autobiography Travel & Geography

11 chapters4h 22mEnglish1914

About this book

Samuel Butler travelled to the South Island of New Zealand in 1860, landing at Lyttleton, the main port for the Canterbury Settlement. Although the son of a Church of England clergyman, Butler arrived in Canterbury intent on making his fortune from sheep farming. "A First Year in Canterbury Settlement" colourfully describes his experiences including his travels on horseback up the Canterbury rivers to eventually find the high country sheep run where he established his station "Mesopotamia". Samuel Butler returned to England in 1864, having made a profit from the sale of Mesopotamia. Samuel Butler is best known for his novels "Erewhon" and "The Way of All Flesh". (Summary by Gail Timmerman-Vaughan)

Chapters (11)

1Introduction and Preface

590

2CHAPTER I

1513

3CHAPTER II

970

4CHAPTER III

716

5CHAPTER IV

2395

6CHAPTER V

978

7CHAPTER VI

1357

8CHAPTER VII

2388

9CHAPTER VIII

1414

10CHAPTER IX

1138

11CHAPTER X

2274

First Year in Canterbury Settlement

About this book

Chapters (11)

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