Alfred Hamish Reed (1875–1975)
Auteur de The story of New Zealand
A propos de l'auteur
The company founder, A.H. Reed, hand-wrote, illustrated and bound this beautiful volume that records his experiences as a trainee soldier 'in and around Featherson Military Camp and (mostly) elsewhere' in 1916-17. Never before published, with the one copy only extant, it is Reed's first-known book, afficher plus and this leather-bound, limited-run facsimile edition will be prized by any book love afficher moins
Crédit image: A.H. Reed born in London 1875, came to NZ 1887.
Œuvres de Alfred Hamish Reed
Captain Cook in New Zealand, Extracts from the journals of Captain James Cook, giving a full account in his own words… (1951) — Directeur de publication — 8 exemplaires
From East Cape to Cape Egmont : on foot at eighty-six 6 exemplaires
The Milford Track 4 exemplaires
Marlborough journey 4 exemplaires
The story of the English Bible : illustrated with examples from the Dunedin Public Library's collection 3 exemplaires
Historic Bay of Islands 3 exemplaires
The Kauri: New Zealand's Forest King 3 exemplaires
Maori place names and their meanings 2 exemplaires
Greatheart of Maoriland 2 exemplaires
Larnach and his castle 2 exemplaires
Historic Northland 2 exemplaires
Farthest east : afoot in Maoriland byways 2 exemplaires
The story of Canterbury, last Wakefield settlement 2 exemplaires
Marsden of Maoriland 1 exemplaire
Historic Bay of Islands 1 exemplaire
Family Life in New Zealand 1 exemplaire
The new story of the kauri 1 exemplaire
Great Barrier: Isle Of Enchantment 1 exemplaire
From North Cape To Bluff 1 exemplaire
Nelson pilgrimage 1 exemplaire
The story of Hawke's Bay 1 exemplaire
Two Maoriland adventurers : Marsden and Selwyn 1 exemplaire
A song of praise for Maoriland 1 exemplaire
Te Matenga Taiaroa, valiant Otago chief 1 exemplaire
Early Dunedin in pictures 1 exemplaire
Everybody's story of New Zealand 1 exemplaire
Farthest south 1 exemplaire
The Story of Kauri 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Reed, Alfred Hamish
- Date de naissance
- 1875
- Date de décès
- 1975
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Professions
- author
bibliophile
philanthropist
writer - Prix et distinctions
- Order of the British Empire (Commander, 1962)
Membres
Critiques
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 48
- Membres
- 163
- Popularité
- #129,735
- Évaluation
- 2.6
- Critiques
- 3
- ISBN
- 11
I felt this was a must-read in the annals of New Zealand adventuring as it is the account of the first person to walk the length of New Zealand (well, from North Cape to Bluff, though he does include a visit to Stewart Island). His famous walk would be the precursor to our Te Araroa trail.
Not only that, but the author managed this feat at the at of 85.
However, I found this book to be - dare I say it - a boring read. Alfred makes his way down the country in a series of cups of tea and visits with friends old and new. It's a lovely peek into the friendly New Zealand of yesterday, and I wonder if when I reach 85 I'll be able to wander from friend to friend down the whole of the country. But the name-dropping gets somewhat tiresome after the first hundred times, and I really wished that the book would focus more on the narrative of the journey and the places the author saw on his way. I'd been hoping for a bit of history and some new ideas but those came only occasionally between tea with Mr So-and-so and visits with Mrs Bla-bla.
Still, I'm glad I read it, and Mr Reed's personality does shine through. It was nice to get to know him a little.… (plus d'informations)