Project Gutenberg 2009-06-09 Public domain in the USA. 276 Hay, W. Delisle (William Delisle) 1851 Hay, William Delisle Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand Produced by Heiko Evermann and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2)" by W. Delisle Hay is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work explores the experiences of British emigrants settling in northern New Zealand, focusing particularly on their journeys, initial challenges, and observations about life in a new colonial environment. It blends personal narrative with reflections on the broader cultural and societal dynamics at play in the burgeoning settler communities. At the start of this volume, the narrative centers on a group of emigrants embarking on a voyage from England to Auckland, New Zealand, filled with hope and anticipation for their new lives. The author portrays the psychological and emotional landscape of these "new-chums," as they cope with the sea voyage and their arrival in a foreign land. Upon reaching Auckland, they are struck by the unexpected sophisticated developments of the city, which contrasts with their preconceived notions of a rudimentary colonial settlement. The writer provides a vivid description of the local environment, the variety of characters they meet, and the sociocultural adjustments necessary for survival and progress in this new world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en New Zealand -- Description and travel Ethnology -- New Zealand Maori (New Zealand people) DU Text New Zealand Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Other Category: History - British 505994 2025-06-12T05:53:09.892277 text/html 510394 2009-06-09T10:08:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 194924 2009-06-09T10:08:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 291338 2025-06-12T05:53:20.370225 application/epub+zip 293672 2025-06-12T05:53:13.876296 application/epub+zip 270976 2025-06-12T05:53:12.288266 application/epub+zip 486030 2025-06-12T05:53:25.250209 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 444708 2025-06-12T05:53:19.218235 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433579 2022-09-13T12:56:27.526302 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 466518 2025-06-12T05:53:08.999288 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 466458 2009-06-09T10:08:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 185071 2009-06-09T10:08:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 466455 2009-06-09T10:08:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 184989 2009-06-09T10:08:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21098 2025-06-12T05:53:25.394186 application/rdf+xml 12409 2025-06-12T05:53:12.866293 image/jpeg 2968 2025-06-12T05:53:12.577257 image/jpeg 274558 2025-06-12T05:53:09.948261 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog