Correspondence of Lady Gordon with her family, 1875-1882

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Written in Fiji, New Zealand and Sydney, the letters refer to first impressions of Suva, children, staff, J.B. Thurston, cannibalism, food, Baron von Hugel, social gatherings with wives of chiefs, poor communications in Fiji, travels, race relations, visit to New Zealand in 1877, impressions of Auckland, Sir George Grey, Fijian upper classes, visit of Samoan chiefs, visit to Christchurch in 1882, plans for return to England, and quarantine at Sydney.

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