Project Gutenberg 2016-10-24 Public domain in the USA. 191 Boldrewood, Rolf 1826 1915 Browne, Thomas Alexander "War to the Knife;" or, Tangata Maori Produced by MWS, Brian Wilsden 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.) "War to the Knife; or, Tangata Maori" by Rolf Boldrewood is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative explores the life of Sir Roland Massinger, a young and cultured English squire who, facing personal tumult and the weight of his family legacy, chooses to leave behind his ancestral estate in Herefordshire for the allure and adventure of New Zealand. The book delves into themes of love, duty, and the quest for identity against the backdrop of colonial struggles. The opening of the story introduces us to Massinger Court, an impressive Tudor mansion in Herefordshire, detailing the breathtaking estate and its historical significance. As we meet Sir Roland, we learn about his past, particularly his relationship with the brilliant Hypatia Tollemache, who has firmly established her own path devoted to societal reform, which ultimately leads to his heartache. Caught between his responsibilities to his family legacy and his feelings for Hypatia, Sir Roland's dilemma drives him to make the drastic decision to emigrate to New Zealand, setting the stage for a transformative personal journey amidst the larger colonial narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en New Zealand -- Fiction Maori (New Zealand people) -- Fiction PR Text Historical Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: British Literature 790169 2025-09-21T09:34:54.766257 text/html 782843 2024-10-23T01:17:48 text/html 482318 2025-09-21T09:35:04.490714 application/epub+zip 481111 2025-09-21T09:34:56.201736 application/epub+zip 408846 2025-09-21T09:34:55.493750 application/epub+zip 685318 2025-09-21T09:35:10.478699 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 634949 2025-09-21T09:35:03.412735 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 563287 2022-09-24T08:29:45.750076 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 722802 2025-09-21T09:34:53.518272 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 702875 2024-10-23T01:17:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16999 2025-09-21T09:35:10.617667 application/rdf+xml 17560 2025-09-21T09:34:55.596736 image/jpeg 2069 2025-09-21T09:34:55.545750 image/jpeg 429286 2025-09-21T09:34:54.835265 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 en.wikipedia