Brown man's burden, and later stories
By: [by] Roderick Finlayson; edited and introduced by Bill Pearson.
Contributors: Pearson, Bill, 1922- ed.
Series: New Zealand fiction, 7
Publisher: Auckland University Press; Oxford University Press
Published: 1973
Place of publication: [Auckland]; [Wellington]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 147
Subjects: New Zealand -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
Description: This new collection contains not only the contents of the original Brown Man's Burden (1938) but stories of Maori life taken from Sweet Beulah Land (1942) and Tidal Creek (1948). Several stories written subsequently bring the time-span of aspects of Maori life from the twenties up to the early seventies. The introduction gives an account of Roderick Finlayson's life and an appreciation of his work.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 143-147.
Table of contents: title: The wedding gift.; title: Rui's ship.; title: Christmas Day.; title: The everlasting miracle.; title: Standards of living.; title: New year.; title: Wi gets the gospel.; title: The totara tree.; title: Hemi's daughter.; title: A man of good religion.; title: Tiki-Tiki.; title: Johnny Wairua's wonderland.; title: Like the Pakeha.; title: Sweet Beulah land.; title: Pakapoo.; title: Tara does a job.; title: They all go home to die.; title: Two friends.; title: A little gift for Harry.; title: The new house.; title: Another kind of life.; title: Great times ahead.