Hugh Young, Author at QRD Aotearoa

Katherine Mansfield

By Hugh Young on 14 April 2000 Comments Off on Katherine Mansfield Katherine Mansfield

Kathleen Beauchamp was born in Tinakori Rd, Wellington in 1888, third daughter of Annie (Dyer) and Hal (later Sir Harold) Beauchamp. She lived in Wellington until 1903, when she went to school in London. She returned in 1906 and stayed till 1908. During this time she had two passionate friendships, with artist Edith Kathleen Bendall […]

Samuel Butler – Erewhon Man

By Hugh Young on 13 April 2000 Comments Off on Samuel Butler – Erewhon Man Samuel Butler

Samuel Butler was born on December 4, 1835, at Langar, near Nottingham, to a loving but unreliable mother who often betrayed him to his harsh father. He was educated at Shrewsbury and Cambridge and (like Darwin) broke off religious studies. On September 30, 1859, he sailed for New Zealand, arriving some five months later. With […]