Hariru Wikitoria!: An Illustrated History of the Maori Tour of England, 1863

by Brian Mackrell

In 1863, a group of 13 Maoris, led by former Wesleyan lay preacher and interpreter William Jenkins, arrived in England to present illustrated public lectures on New Zealand. This volume tells the story of that tour, which began with a dizzy rise to the height of London society, culminated in an audience with Queen Victoria, but ultimately became the subject of bitter controversy when the Maori visitors began to feel that they were mere pawns in Jenkins's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195580729
• ISBN13: 9780195580723
• Release Date: June 1985
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 144 Pages