Lady Barker, 1831?–1911

Authors

  • John O’Leary

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26686/knznq.v7i1.770

Abstract

A colonial rather than a New Zealand writer, Lady Barker nevertheless occupies a distinct place in nineteenth-century New Zealand literature, thanks to her lively account of station life in the pioneering period, Station Life in New Zealand.

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Author Biography

John O’Leary

References

Gilderdale, Betty. ‘Children’s Literature.’ In The Oxford History of New Zealand Literature in English. Ed. Terry Sturm. Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1998, pp. 525-574 (see pp. 526-7).

Hankin, Cherry. ‘Barker, Mary Anne.’ In The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ed. W .H. Oliver. Vol. 1. Wellington: Allen and Unwin, 1990: 15-16.

Jones, Dorothy. ‘Ladies in the Bush: Catharine Traill, Mary Barker and Rachel Henning.’ SPAN, vol. 21 (1985): 96-120.

Wattie, Nelson. ‘An English Lady in the Untamed Mountains: Lady Barker in New Zealand.’ In English Literature in the Dominions. Eds. K. Gross and W. Kloos. Würzburg: Königshausen and Neumann, 1981, pp. 97-108.

Wattie, Nelson. ‘Barker, Lady.’ In The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature. Eds. Roger Robinson and Nelson Wattie. Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1998, pp. 40-41.

Wevers, Lydia. ‘The Short Story.’ In The Oxford History of New Zealand Literature in English. Ed. Terry Sturm. Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1998, pp. 245-320.

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Published

2007-06-08