Beeswaxcandle
Maori Folk-Tales of the Port Hills
In this little book I have endeavoured to interweave with descriptions of the most picturesque parts of the Canterbury Port Hills some of th…
Not Understood and Other Poems
A posthumous collection of the more famous poems by the author of the New Zealand National Anthem. - Summary by Beeswaxcandle
An Emigrant's Home Letters
Letters written by Henry Parkes to his family in Birmingham, England as he made his way to London and then to Sydney. The letters were gathe…
Twenty-one Days in India
Twenty-one satirical stories of people in the British Raj. The tales were first published in Vanity Fair and then collected by the author wi…
Principles Involved in the Preservation of Fish by Salt
A monograph appended to the 1922 Report of the U.S. Commissioner of Fisheries. Topics covered include the chemical processes involved in pre…
Tales of Banks Peninsula
Stories of the human history of Banks Peninsula. - Summary by Beeswaxcandle
Westward Ho!
A tale of the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh as a privateer and as a loyal subject of Queen Elizabeth. The scene ranges from Devo…