{"product_id":"colonial-memories-paperback-9781108054102","title":"Colonial Memories (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108054102","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eColonial Memories\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1904 memoir chronicles writer Mary Anne Barker's eventful life in several of Britain's colonies in the nineteenth century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMary Anne Barker (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108054102, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 February 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e328 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.9 cm, 0.42 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFirst published in 1904, this book is the last of Lady Mary Anne Barker's memoirs of her life in several of Britain's colonies in the nineteenth century. Barker (1831–1911) was born in Jamaica and educated in England and France. In 1865, she moved to New Zealand with her second husband, Sir Frederick Broome, and spent three years living on a sheep station. She then lived in South Africa, Mauritius, Trinidad, and Western Australia following the various political appointments of her husband. During her travels she began her successful writing career and published several memoirs and housekeeping guides. In Colonial Memories, she recounts her life as a colonial wife, detailing her experiences in far-flung locales. The book also includes chapters on birds, interviews, General Charles Gordon (whom she met in Mauritius), and her servants. Several of the chapters were initially published as articles in London magazines.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA personal story\u003cbr\u003e 1. Old New Zealand\u003cbr\u003e 2. Old New Zealand - continued\u003cbr\u003e 3. Old New Zealand - continued\u003cbr\u003e 4. A modern New Zealand\u003cbr\u003e 5. Natal memories\u003cbr\u003e 6. 'Stella Clavisque Maris Indici'\u003cbr\u003e 7. General Charles Gordon\u003cbr\u003e 8. Western Australia\u003cbr\u003e 9. Western Australia - continued\u003cbr\u003e 10. The enrolled guard\u003cbr\u003e 11. Trinidad\u003cbr\u003e 12. Trinidad - continued\u003cbr\u003e 13. Rodrigues\u003cbr\u003e 14. Colonial servants\u003cbr\u003e 15. Interviews\u003cbr\u003e 16. A cooking memory\u003cbr\u003e 17. Bird notes\u003cbr\u003e 18. Humours of bird life\u003cbr\u003e 19. Girls - old and new.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266104578328,"sku":"9781108054102","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108054102i.jpg?v=1696747175","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/colonial-memories-paperback-9781108054102","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}