"FRANK MELTON'S LUCK."
O —- THE LATEST NEW ZEALAND STORY. ROMANCE OF STATION LIFE. HARRY BAKER'S TRIP TO NEW ZEALAND. LADY PASSENGERS AND THEIR PECULIARITIES. 5 MY FIRST SIGHT OF LAND. CROSSING THE MANUKAU BAR. LOVELY HALF-CASTES. MY FIE.ST EMPLOYMENT ON A STATION. A CATTLE MUSTER. FLIRTING AMONG THE COUNTRY LADIES. This thrilling New Zealand story book gives a realistic and truthful description of what is often met in new-chum life in ou r colony. The romantic incidents are so charmingly told, and the characters so apposite, that the reader greedily reads chapters unremittingly. The author has placed the hero of his tale (Frank Melfcon) in most amusing and fascinabing positions all through his adventures, and the strango story of his life will recall many reminiscences of others who began life in New Zealand under similar circumstances. Frank's trip from the South, by way of the West Coast, and his first lovo affair on board, are told with such pathos that the reader eees nothing but reality in the whole. The book will no doubb be read by thousands. Its cheapness (Is each) places it in the reach of all classes, and it> can be had at all booksellers. i
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Auckland Star, Volume XXII, Issue 305, 24 December 1891, Page 7
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