This is an
1869 updated and revised edition of Reverend Thomas Atkins’ original 1859 reminiscences
of his life, travels, observations, and religious work (including to Hobart
in Van Diemen’s Land, Sydney, Norfolk Island, Moreton Bay, and the Hawkesbury region
in the Colony of New South Wales during 1836-1843), and includes additional
chapters on his later travels to the United States and Canada:
Rev. Thomas Atkins, Formerly Chaplain at the Penal Settlement of Norfolk Island,
in the Territory of New South Wales, and in Calcutta; a Presbyter of the Church
of England, of Protestant Evangelical, and Catholic Principles, Reminiscences
of Twelve Years’ Residence in Tasmania and New South Wales; Norfolk Island and
Moreton Bay; Calcutta, Madras, and Cape Town; The United States of America; and
the Canadas (Malvern: Printed and Published at the “Advertiser” Office,
Edith Walk, 1869).
Reverend Atkins’ original 1859 version of this book (251-pages)
was entitled: The Wanderings of the Clerical Eulysses, Described in a Narrative
of Ten Years’ Residence in Tasmania and New South Wales; at Norfolk Island and
Moreton Bay; in Calcutta, Madras, and Cape Town (W.H. Crockford, Printer,
Blackheath Road, Greenwich. Printed For The Author, 11, Merton Place,
Blackheath Hill, Greenwich).
This 1869
published version Reverend Atkins’ Reminiscences is a 292-page hardcover
book in good solid condition overall for its age.
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