New Zealand

This guide to New Zealand was written in 1908 by a New Zealand poet and politician, William Pember Reeves. Reeves gave not just a historical account of the country but also his impressions of each region, complete with color illustrations. Reeves' love of his country is apparent, as marked by his statement on how New Zealand differs from Great Britain: «The skies are bluer and higher, the air clearer, and the sun much hotter than in the British Isles.»