William Arthur Satchell, 1861-1942

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  • Jenny Robin Jones

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26686/knznq.v7i2.666

Abstract

In the busy colony of New Zealand that by 1886 had been in operation for 45 years, there was little call for literature apart from the Bible and classic writers from the motherland such as Scott and Wordsworth. As an early historian, A.S. Thomson, had put it, ditchers were more esteemed than poets. A person of aesthetic tastes like William Satchell who had not found his niche in England was likely to have problems finding it in New Zealand. However, at 26 he had the optimism and energy of youth; he was willing to work hard and believed the country would be better for his health.

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Jenny Robin Jones

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Published

2008-06-07