A First Year in Canterbury Settlement

Samuel Butler was an English novelist, essayist, and critic whose works foreshadowed the collapse of the Victorian illusion of eternal progress. Butler belonged to no literary school, and spawned no followers during his lifetime. His controversial assertions shut him out from both of the opposing factions of church and science which played a large role in late Victorian cultural life.
"A First Year in Canterbury Settlement" is a compilation of the Butler's letters home. Butler was highly successful in his farming enterprise, and his letters provide both financial details and information on the practicalities of animal husbandry, pasture management and colonial life. Moreover, the book contains a great description of Canterbury and the Southern Alps surroundings. Being an excellent source for New Zealand history, the book will be a great choice for the readers looking for peaceful but entertaining reading as well!