The Rev.John Ayliff, 1820 Settler and one of the pioneer missionaries of the Eastern Cape, left among his papers an unfinished manuscript, here published in full for the first time under the title The Journal of Harry Hastings.Albany Settler.
It consists of a narrative mostly in diary form of the experiences of a young British settler of 1820 whom the writer calls " Harry Hastings": the four month voyage from London to Algoa Bay, the trek to the settlement near Bathurst and the difficult months that followed. Harry Hastings is to be regarded not only as an alter ego of John Ayliff, but also as a typical British settler, a "rooinek" transplanted from Whitechapel to the Zuurveld.
Unclipped dustcover, with maps to endpapers-Frontispiece with 106 pages text plus illustrations. Very clean copy.
- Jacket Condition: Very Good
- Binding Condition: Very Good
- Overall Condition: Very Good
- Size: 14 X 22cm
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