Distant homes, or, The Graham family in New ZealandGriffith and Farran, (Successors to Newbery and Harris,) corner of St. Paul's Churchyard, 1862 - Brothers and sisters - 231 pages "A Swiss-Family-Robinson-like account of immigrant life in New Zealand based on letters written by Rev. W.J. Aylmer of Akaroa to England and worked up by the wife of Rev. Aylmer's cousin"--Bagnall. |
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| Title | Distant homes, or, The Graham family in New Zealand |
| Author | Mrs. J. E. Aylmer |
| Publisher | Griffith and Farran, (Successors to Newbery and Harris,) corner of St. Paul's Churchyard, 1862 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 12 Jul 2006 |
| Length | 231 pages |
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