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A First Year in Canterbury Settlement by Samuel Butler | Full Audio Book

A First Year in Canterbury Settlement by Samuel Butler (1835 - 1902) Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Biography & Autobiography, Travel & Geography Read by: Gail Timmerman Vaughan in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Introduction and Preface 00:09:50 - 02 - CHAPTER I 00:35:03 - 03 - CHAPTER II 00:51:13 - 04 - CHAPTER III 01:03:10 - 05 - CHAPTER IV 01:43:07 - 06 - CHAPTER V 01:59:25 - 07 - CHAPTER VI 02:22:02 - 08 - CHAPTER VII 03:01:50 - 09 - CHAPTER VIII 03:25:26 - 10 - CHAPTER IX 03:44:25 - 11 - CHAPTER X Samuel Butler travelled to the South Island of New Zealand in 1860, landing at Lyttleton, the main port for the Canterbury Settlement. Although the son of a Church of England clergyman, Butler arrived in Canterbury intent on making his fortune from sheep farming. 'A First Year in Canterbury Settlement' colourfully describes his experiences including his travels on horseback up the Canterbury rivers to eventually find the high country sheep run where he established his station 'Mesopotamia'. Samuel Butler returned to England in 1864, having made a profit from the sale of Mesopotamia. Samuel Butler is best known for his novels 'Erewhon' and 'The Way of All Flesh'. (Summary by Gail Timmerman-Vaughan) More information: https://librivox.org/a-first-year-in-... LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)