The New Zealand Novel 1860-1965
Contents
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- Chapter 1: Early Days: Maori and Settler (1860-1890) p. 9
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Chapter 2: Preaching and Interpreting (1890-1910) p. 22
- Philosopher Dick p. 22
- Ninetyish Society p. 24
- The Maori Again p. 25
- The Preachers p. 26
- Women's Rights p. 28
- Temperance p. 30
- William Satchell p. 31
- The Greenstone Door p. 33
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Chapter 3: The Forerunners (1910-1939) p. 35
- [untitled] p. 35
- Bread and Butter p. 36
- Jane Mander
- A Local Problem p. 38
- The Butcher Shop p. 39
- Growing up p. 40
- Alan Mulgan
- Maori Fiction Again p. 41
- Four Established Experts p. 42
- Nelle Scanlan p. 43
- Ngaio Marsh p. 44
- Mary Scott p. 45
- More Pops
- Ordinary Jokers p. 46
- G. B. Lancaster p. 48
- Finally p. 49
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Chapter 4: The Depression p. 50
- [untitled] p. 50
- John A. Lee
- Robin Hyde p. 52
- Personal Protest
- The Novels p. 53
- Passport to Hell p. 54
- Sequel p. 56
- De Thierry
- Wednesday's Children p. 57
- Infinite Promise . . . Uncertain Direction p. 58
- John Mulgan p. 60
- Man Alone
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Chapter 5: The Forties p. 63
- [untitled] p. 63
- Outlaws p. 64
- Dan Davin p. 65
- Roads from Home p. 66
- Moonshine p. 67
- No Remittance p. 68
- Frank Sargeson
- That Summer p. 69
- Pilgrim's Dream p. 71
- I Saw ..
- I, for One . . p. 72
- A Liberating Influence
- David Ballantyne p. 73
- Growing up Again p. 74
- James Courage
- The Young Have Secrets p. 76
- Expatriates Again
- "The Totara Tree" p. 77
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Chapter 6: the Fifties I: The War in Fiction, and Some Light Relief p. 79
- For the Rest of Our Lives p. 79
- Brave Company p. 80
- Fear in the Night p. 81
- I'll Soldier No More
- The Home Front p. 82
- Light Relief p. 83
- Love Makes the World Go Round
- It's Nothing Serious p. 84
- Good in Parts p. 85
- Women in the Family p. 86
- History—Maori and Settler All over Again! p. 87
- Two "Pops" p. 88
- Serious Attempts p. 89
- Ruth Park p. 90
- Thrillers p. 91
- Kiwi Cowboy
- Mystery Novel p. 92
- Detection
- Dorothy Eden p. 93
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Chapter 7 the Fifties II: The Harvest Begins p. 95
- [untitled] p. 95
- Established
- White Wine p. 96
- Strip Jack Naked p. 97
- The New Zealand Novel? p. 98
- Janet Frame
- A Fable p. 99
- Ian Cross p. 101
- Complex Technique
- The Backward Sex p. 102
- Sylvia Ashton-Warner p. 103
- Thee and Me
- The Key p. 104
- Technique p. 105
- Opinions p. 106
- Idols
- Woolf, Woolf!
- Something to Say p. 107
- Ruth France— The Race p. 108
- New Authors p. 109
- Two Firsts p. 110
- Maori Girl
- Tangahano p. 111
- Dessert p. 112
- Established?
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Chapter 8 p. 113
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Postscript I : Light Fiction p. 113
- [untitled] p. 113
- Light Fiction
- Ring of Truth p. 114
- New Names
- Crime Fiction
- Kath p. 115
- Timber and Topdressing
- Recognisable p. 116
- Historical Romances
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Postscript II: Serious Fiction p. 117
- [untitled] p. 117
- Moehau
- Boys p. 118
- And a Girl
- Mixed Bag
- Small Town p. 119
- Coal Flat p. 120
- Second Novels p. 121
- Recognitions p. 122
- Affairs of Men p. 123
- Honest p. 124
- Personal Relationships
- Tough to Take p. 125
- Short Story to Novel p. 126
- Write to Survive
- Designs from Dreams p. 127
- Marginal Dream p. 128
- Sargeson p. 129
- Antarctica
- Native, Tough p. 130
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Postscript I : Light Fiction p. 113
- Appendix
- I. Notes for Critical Discussions of Six Novels p. 131
- II. Topics for Study and Discussion p. 149
- III Sources of Quotations p. 155
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IV References p. 156
- New Zealand Literature p. 156
- General
- Index of New Zealand Authors p. 157