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  • Station Life in New Zealand

    by Lady Barker ...
    The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, ... Read more

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  • Stories About

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    by Lady Barker ...
    Lady Barker invites children to settle by the fireside for a series of lively, personal tales drawn from her life in India and the West Indies. With warmth, wit, and a sharp eye for colonial manners, she turns monkeys, family journeys, and ceremonial encounters into vivid adventures that are as funny as they are unsettling. Her stories move from pet mischief to wild danger, from domestic comedy to ... Read more

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  • Letters to Guy

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    by Lady Barker ...
    In this warm, witty travel letter, a mother writes to her son Guy while journeying from Mauritius to Australia with her family, turning seasickness, cold decks, and rough landings into affectionate comedy. From the French captain's ship and the spoiled puppy shivering in the chill to the loyal valet Rosidore and lively little Louis, her voice captures family life at sea with tenderness and sharp ... Read more

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  • Station Amusements in New Zealand

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    by Lady Barker ...
    Lady Barker's memoir is a vivid, affectionate portrait of settler life in New Zealand, where hardship, humor, and beauty are inseparable. From her Canterbury homestead, she evokes treeless hills, distant snow ranges, and the longing for bush, then follows the practical demands of station life: hauling timber from the mountains, enduring fierce nor'-west winds and refreshing sou'-westers, and ... Read more

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  • The Bedroom and Boudoir

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    by Lady Barker ...
    Lady Barker's The Bedroom and Boudoir is a practical, opinionated guide to making sleeping rooms both healthy and beautiful, with advice that ranges from sanitation and comfort to color, furniture, and decorative harmony. It treats the bedroom as a living space to be thoughtfully composed, whether for everyday use, a spare room, or a sick room, and blends domestic science with a keen eye for ... Read more

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  • Life in South Africa

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    by Lady Barker ...
    Lady Barker's Life in South Africa opens with a sharp-eyed, witty arrival in Cape Town after a long sea voyage, turning weather, waves, and first impressions into a lively travel memoir. From the wharf and bustling streets to cabs, hotels, botanic gardens, the library, and museum, the narrator records colonial Cape Town with amused candor, noting its mixed communities, independent children, scarce ... Read more

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  • Station Life in New Zealand

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    by Lady Barker ...
    Lady Barker's Station Life in New Zealand is a sharp, witty travel narrative that turns colonial movement into vivid social observation. From the discomforts of a long sea voyage and the comic improvisations of shipboard life to the relief of landing in Hobson's Bay, she records each stage with candor, humor, and an eye for telling detail. Melbourne emerges as a surprisingly polished, rapidly ... Read more

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  • Colonial memories

    by Lady Barker ...
    In Colonial Memories, Lady Barker offers a vivid, episodic account of settler life in the nineteenth-century British Empire, drawing especially on her experiences in New Zealand. The book combines memoir, travel writing, and colonial sketch, presenting domestic routines, environmental hardships, encounters with landscape, and the social improvisations of frontier existence. Its style is animated, ... Read more

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  • First lessons in the principles of cooking

    by Lady Barker ...
    First Lessons in the Principles of Cooking is a concise Victorian instructional work that introduces cookery not merely as a set of recipes but as a rational domestic art grounded in method, economy, and order. Lady Barker presents culinary practice in a clear, didactic style suited to beginners, emphasizing foundational techniques, household management, and the practical logic behind preparing ... Read more

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  • Stories about —

    by Lady Barker ...
    Lady Barker's Stories about — belongs to the rich Victorian tradition of domestic and juvenile literature, blending anecdote, moral reflection, and lively observation in a form designed to instruct as well as entertain. Characteristically graceful and conversational, Barker's prose turns everyday subjects into occasions for curiosity and ethical feeling, making the book part of a broader ... Read more

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  • Stories About

    by Lady Barker ...
    Stories About by Lady Barker is an enchanting audiobook that brings to life a collection of engaging and memorable tales.Barker masterfully blends humor, wisdom, and vivid storytelling, creating narratives that captivate listeners and offer timeless lessons through compelling characters and situations.The audiobook emphasizes the value of observation, empathy, and moral insight, appealing to ... Read more

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  • First lessons in the principles of cooking

    by Lady Barker ...
    First Lessons in the Principles of Cooking by Lady Barker offers listeners a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the art and science of cooking, combining practical instruction with insightful guidance suitable for beginners and aspiring cooks alike.This audiobook emphasizes not only recipes and techniques but also the foundational principles that underpin successful cooking. Lady Barker ... Read more

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