Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 68 Barker, Lady (Mary Anne) 1831 1911 Barker, Mary Anne, Lady Broome, Lady (Mary Anne) Broome, Mary Anne Stewart Barker, Lady Stewart, Mary Anne Station Amusements in New Zealand Reading ease score: 66.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by P. J. Riddick, and David Widger "Station Amusements in New Zealand" by Lady Barker is a memoir, likely written in the late 19th century, detailing the everyday experiences and leisure activities of a settler's life in New Zealand. The book captures the author's personal reflections and joyful reminisces about her time spent in the beautiful and varied landscapes of New Zealand, focusing particularly on shared experiences among friends and the delights of simple pastimes such as bush picnics and various forms of outdoor recreation. At the start of the narrative, the author describes the weather conditions leading up to a much-anticipated picnic day after a series of fierce winds. She depicts the natural beauty surrounding her home in Canterbury, New Zealand, and the camaraderie shared with her friend F---- as they prepare for their outing. The opening captures the excitement of organizing the picnic, including packing food and preparing their horses. The author also describes the adventure of their journey, the beauty of the scenery, and the lively atmosphere of their gathering, portraying a vibrant life filled with the pleasures of nature and friendship in the pastoral setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New Zealand -- Description and travel Country life -- New Zealand DU S Text New Zealand Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 422141 422142 2024-10-03T07:18:36.704221 2023-10-03T07:01:16.028368 text/html text/html 416766 2013-02-01T11:18:46 text/html; charset=us-ascii 155503 2013-02-01T11:18:46 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 249276 2024-10-03T07:18:45.747179 application/epub+zip 254792 2024-10-03T07:18:40.744163 application/epub+zip 235637 2024-10-03T07:18:39.033211 application/epub+zip 447789 2024-10-03T07:18:49.558158 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421801 2024-10-03T07:18:44.684241 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386642 2022-09-03T09:40:06.147750 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 376337 376311 2024-10-03T07:18:36.121217 2023-10-03T07:01:15.690368 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 376141 2009-06-04T13:12:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 150672 2009-06-04T13:13:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20455 2024-10-03T07:18:49.990122 application/rdf+xml 15501 2024-10-03T07:18:39.800451 image/jpeg 3581 2024-10-03T07:18:39.367191 image/jpeg 248624 2024-10-03T07:18:36.742195 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia