Narrative of a Voyage to New Zealand (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781108008341)

John Liddiard Nicholas (1784-1868), a London iron-founder, arrived in New South Wales in 1813 but rather than develop his business, he accompanied Samuel Marsden on a journey to New Zealand from November 1814 to March 1815 that established the first Christian mission to the Maoris. This two-volume book, first published in 1817 after Nicholas had returned to England, was widely successful, and was translated into Dutch and German in 1819. Based on Nicholas' journal, kept throughout his voyage, it tells the story of the missionaries' efforts but focuses particularly on Nicholas' observations of the Maoris and reflects his desire to share knowledge of a 'people so little known to Europeans, and at the same time so ... interesting'. Nicholas pays careful attention to the customs, personalities, and relationships unique to different communities, and in Volume 1 outlines and highlights the relationships he himself developed with the Maoris.

Author: John Liddiard Nicholas,Nicholas John Liddiard
ISBN-10: 1108008348
ISBN-13: 9781108008341
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/25/2010
Pages: 464
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.03d