BY G.A. HENTY.
This work affords fresh proof (if such were needed) that while Mr Henty utilises so skilfully the glamour of the historic past as a romantic setting for the strong personal interest of his stories, he is at no disadvantage in dealing with the events and scenes of modern times. The outbreak of the Maoris against the settlers after the withdrawal of the British troops forms the groundwork of the tale. The massacre at Poverty Bay, in which the fanaticism of the Haus-Haus reached its culminating point, is the leading event of the story. Wilfrid Eenshaw, a young English colonist, and Mr Atherton, a naturalist, are among the refugees from a settlement that has been fired by the Maoris. Their valour, coolness, and resource enable them to defeat pursuit ana save the lives of their party.
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Otago Witness, Issue 1934, 19 March 1891, Page 32
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138BY G.A. HENTY. Otago Witness, Issue 1934, 19 March 1891, Page 32
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