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Wellington: Victoria University Press. Very Good. 5.5 x 0.9 x 8.25 inches. Paperback. Date: 2011. 344 pages. <br>Providing a snapshot of a lost time, this record u tilizes the Victorian library on Brancepeth Station in the Wairar apa, its staff, and its customers to reflect upon the significanc e of books, reading, and intellectual life in colonial New Zealan d. The station records, library archives, and the books themselve s-based ... . 2011. Victoria University Press ISBN 0864736355 9780864736352 [NZ]
ISBN10: 0864736355, ISBN13: 9780864736352, [publisher: Victoria University Press, Wellington] Softcover 344 pages. Providing a snapshot of a lost time, this record u tilizes the Victorian library on Brancepeth Station in the Wairar apa, its staff, and its customers to reflect upon the significanc e of books, reading, and intellectual life in colonial New Zealan d. The station records, library archives, and the books themselve s-based on borrowing histories, physical conditions, and marginal ia-offer a compelling interpretation of the social and cultural i mplications of reading at that time. Examining characters such as the Beetham family, Wairarapa Maori, and especially librarian Jo hn Vaughn Miller, this intriguing account exemplifies the class c leavages, social anxieties, and uncertainties that were at the he art of both Brancepeth and popular Victorian fiction. Editorial Reviews Review Addresses issues that should engage scholars of l iterature, print culture and the history of the book, historians interested in material culture, status and class, as well as cult ural historians more generally. It is a compelling piece of schol arship that deserves to reach a very wide audience. -Tony Ballant yne, Otago University About the Author Lydia Wevers is a leadin g literary historian and critic and the director of Stout Researc h Center at Victoria University of Wellington. She is the author of Country of Writing: Travel Writing About New Zealand 1809-1900 , On Display, ...
ISBN10: 0864736355, ISBN13: 9780864736352, [publisher: 82249] Softcover In Reading on the Farm, Lydia Wevers uses the library on Brancepeth Station in the Wairarapa, its staff and users as the ground for an extended reflection on the meaning of books, reading and intellectual life in colonial New Zealand. Drawing on station records, the archive produced by the library, and the books themselves, she offers a compelling interpretation of the social world of books and the cultural significance of reading. The books themselves come to life, in close examination of their borrowing histories, physical condition and marginalia. Human characters include the Beetham family who own Brancepeth, farm workers, Wairarapa Maori, swaggers who seek shelter during the long depression, and most vivid of all the clerk and librarian John Vaughan Miller. This learned and petulant man, with his letters to the newspapers and indiscreet private correspondence, epitomises the class cleavages, social anxieties and uncertainties that were at the heart of both Brancepeth and popular Victorian fiction. [Auckland, AUCKL, New Zealand] [Publication Year: 2011]
Paperback / softback. New. In Reading on the Farm, Lydia Wevers uses the library on Brancepeth Station in the Wairarapa, its staff and users as the ground for an extended reflection on the meaning of books, reading and intellectual life in colonial New Zealand. ISBN 0864736355 9780864736352 [GB]
ISBN10: 0864736355, ISBN13: 9780864736352, [publisher: Te Herenga Waka University Press] Softcover New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. [Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2011]
ISBN10: 0864736355, ISBN13: 9780864736352, [publisher: Victoria University Press] Softcover New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. In Reading on the Farm, Lydia Wevers uses the library on Brancepeth Station in the Wairarapa, its staff and users as the ground for an extended reflection on the meaning of books, reading and intellectual life in colonial New Zealand. [Southport, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2011]
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Victoria Univ Pr 2011 Softcover New Reprint edition. 344 pages. 8.50x5.75x1.00 inches.
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