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Mary Howitt
No full textMary Howitt (1799–1888) was one of the most prolific female writers and translators of her day, producing over a hundred titles in her lifetime. Held in high regard by her contemporaries, Howitt was best known for her Scandinavian interests, particularly for her translations of Frederika Bremer and Hans Christian Andersen. She also published numerous collections of poetry and stories, sometimes in partnership with her husband, the writer William Howitt. This two-volume autobiography was published posthumously in 1889, and was completed and edited by her daughter Margaret. Volume 1 covers the first forty-four years of Howitt's life: a Quaker childhood, marriage to William Howitt, the birth of their children, and family life in Nottingham, Esher, and Heidelberg. It also includes several illustrations of family members and various residences. For more information on this author, see http://orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=howima.</jats:p
Mary Howitt
No full textMary Howitt (1799-1888) was one of the most prolific female writers and translators of her day, producing over a hundred titles in her lifetime. Held in high regard by her contemporaries, Howitt was best known for her Scandinavian interests, particularly for her translations of Frederika Bremer and Hans Christian Andersen. She also published numerous collections of poetry and stories, sometimes in partnership with her husband, the writer William Howitt. This two-volume autobiography was published posthumously in 1889, and was completed and edited by her daughter Margaret. Volume 2 focuses on the second half of Howitt's life, much of which was spent moving between England, Switzerland, Italy and Austria. It describes the death of two of her sons, her own and William's involvement with spiritualism, the death of her husband, and her eventual conversion to Catholicism. For more information on this author, see
http://orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=howima</jats:p
[Route of the second expedition of the Victorian Exploring Party led by A.W. Howitt] [cartographic material] /
No full textSketch maps of part of the route taken by the Victorian Exploring Party in December 1861 to March 1862 to bring back the bodies of Burke and Wills, showing camps, topography and vegetation with relief shown by hachures.; Title devised by cataloguer.; Each sheet is signed and dated by A.W. Howitt, Leader Victorian Exploring Party.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm766. No. 1. Route from Jamieson's Station, Darling River to Altolka of Burke -- No. 2. Track from Camp 13 Poria Ck to Camp 20 Cooper's Creek from which point followed Expedition track & depot -- No. 3. Track from depot Cooper's Creek to Mt Hopeless (Jacob's Station) South Australia.Victorian Explorating Party led by A. W. Howit
Land, Labour, and Gold
No full textIn 1852 William Howitt (1792–1879) set sail for Australia with two of his sons in order to try his luck in the goldfields of Victoria. By then he was already a prolifically published author of both prose and verse. He was only moderately successful as a gold-digger, but his account of life in the new colony, published in 1855 after his return to England, provides an extraordinary snapshot of the rapid early growth of Melbourne. Volume 2 considers the effects of the influx of a great number of immigrants and the continuing presence of convicts. Howitt also reflects on government policy and the draft constitution, and describes visits to Sydney and Tasmania. His colourful account includes descriptions of birds and flowers, extreme heat, and how to cope with flies.
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Howitt's track of second journey north of Cooper's Creek and track from Wallconnay to Lake Hope [cartographic material] /
No full textMap of the region around Cooper's Creek in South Australia showing the explorations made by Alfred W. Howitt, leader of the Victorian Exploring Party [i.e. V.E.P.] while on an expedition to trace the missing Burke and Wills Exploring Expedition of 1860-61. His party had set out on June 26, 1861 and Howitt reached Cooper's Creek on Sept. 15 to discover John King, the last remaining survivor of the men who returned from Carpentaria. When Burke and Wills had reached Cooper's Creek on Nov. 11, 1860, they had established a base camp. On Dec. 16 Burke, Wills, Gray and King set off on a 3 month journey north to reach Carpentaria.; But on the return journey they suffered malnutrition and disease, Gray dying just before they reached their recently deserted base camp at Cooper's on April 21. Over the next few months, both Burke and Wills died of malnutrition, not far from the camp. The map outlines this second expedition lead by Howitt who was instructed to revisit the region of Cooper's Creek and resume the bones of Burke and Wills which he accomplished in Dec. 1862. The subsequent public funeral on Jan. 21, 1863 proved to be one of the most impressive spectacles ever witnessed in the capital of Victoria. Relief is shown by hachures.; At centre top of map: L. 1501.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm1146. Inset vignettes: Mt. Murray from Camp 69. S 25 W. 2 m. -- Mt. McWilliams from Camp 68. S 65 E 6 miles
The History of the Supernatural in All Ages and Nations
No full textThis two-volume history of the supernatural, first published in 1863, is a staggering feat: extending his work across almost a thousand pages, William Howitt attempts to describe the engagement with the supernatural in all ages and all parts of the world in order to identify a common link between them. Howitt (1792–1879), a well-known writer in his day, published over fifty books in his lifetime, some in collaboration with his wife, writer and translator Mary Howitt. His interest in the supernatural was precipitated by the untimely deaths of two sons. This first volume begins with an apology for faith in the nineteenth century and continues with spiritualist histories of Europe, the bible and apocrypha, the ancient world, the East, and Scandinavia, emphasising the persisting legacy and presence of human engagement with the supernatural in each case. </jats:p
The History of the Supernatural in All Ages and Nations
No full textThis two-volume history of the supernatural, first published in 1863, is a staggering feat: extending his work across almost a thousand pages, William Howitt attempts to describe the engagement with the supernatural in all ages and all parts of the world in order to identify a common link between them. Howitt (1792–1879), a well-known writer in his day, published over fifty books in his lifetime, some in collaboration with his wife, writer and translator Mary Howitt. His interest in the supernatural was precipitated by the untimely deaths of two sons. Beginning with a chapter on magic and its relation to the supernatural, this second volume concentrates mainly on Christian history, detailing the spiritualist aspects of the early church, medieval heresy, the Reformation, and nineteenth-century supernatural engagement, also including pagan and neo-platonic perceptions. </jats:p
Dr. A. W. Howitt
No full textA copy photograph of Dr. Alfred William (A. W.) Howitt (1830-1908) at Cambridge University after receiving An Honorary Doctorate of Science in 190
Land, Labour, and Gold
No full textIn 1852 William Howitt (1792–1879) set sail for Australia with two of his sons in order to try his luck in the goldfields of Victoria. By then he was already a prolifically published author of both prose and verse. He was only moderately successful as a gold-digger, but his account of life in the new colony, published in 1855 after his return to England, provides an extraordinary snapshot of the rapid early growth of Melbourne. Volume 1 covers Howitt's first impressions of Australia, his experiences on the journey to the diggings at Bendigo, the throngs of prospectors, the exorbitant prices charged by profiteering merchants, and the miners' protest over high government licence fees. He describes the hard life endured by the diggers and warns against women coming to the colony.
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The History of Discovery in Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand
No full textThe prolific writer William Howitt (1792–1879) embarked for Australia in 1852 and spent two years there travelling and panning for gold. His experiences resulted in several books that appealed to the Victorian public's avid interest in Antipodean exploration. Published in 1865, when New Zealand had only been recognised as a country for a generation, this two-volume work describes 'scenes of danger and of wild romance, of heroic daring and devoted deaths, such as few countries have to show'. It gives a valuable account of early European exploration and settlement in Australia and New Zealand as well as insights into European travellers' responses to this previously unknown continent. Volume 1 covers the early voyages of discovery to the Antipodes made by explorers including Abel Tasman and Captain Cook, and later expeditions up to the 1840s, including Fitzroy and Darwin's voyage around Australia and New Zealand aboard the Beagle.</jats:p
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