"THE DIE HARDS."

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume X, Issue 972, 30 December 1891, Page 2

"THE DIE HARDS."

From Mr J. T. Hmvti, Ohristchu.eh, we have received a copy of another recent, New Zealand publlqat^p, "3Sus

h i\ iirief » chatty; •;.ai'ria>* i? -<slf'r<i"mini«eciioes . a>i thu i \~i lh West IVliildle.-jOx Tlegiinen \ —V.-fcUot 1 known aV'.Tho Die Ha:d.s.'.rNviittw by Sergeant Major E; Bezar ™ now of Diinediu, * Ti»© earlier portioi of the book freata of tho past— a verj distiiiguished, one, too — played by th< regiment m Egypt jurs ofter the Ori- - War. Although interesting, as record of our army's work musl f^%e f especially when written from- tlie ranker's point of view, the latter half ol the vplume is by far the more important to coioniol readers. The 57th was bna of theregiments ordered to New Zealand m 1800 ; it arrived here m Jana «ry, 1861. To quote from, the story 'would manifestly be unfair ) it would be impossible to give any thing 1 ]jke a fair idea of Mr Bezar's work without making extracts, too copious for the space at our command. It rhnst here suffice to say that he has w,ritlen an eminently readable little book; vividly portraying scenes of, the deepest interest to every colonial and adding a valuable record to the list of authorities available fpr the coming historian of New Zealand. The book is published m Dune Jin at the^pjttjoe of pne. shilling, but can be obtained frpni Tifr Smith, Christoharch. It is neatly printed, and the cover bears n tasteful aqd appropriate lithographic design. t