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(1) FARTHEST EAST. By A. H. Reed. (2) FARTHEST NORTH. ~g A. H. Reed. (3) GREAT BARRIER. By A Reed. All printed by Coulls Wilkie Ltd., Dunedin, and published by A. H. and A. W. Reed, Wellington. R. REED has done at 70 what far too few New Zealanders have ever attempted at any age-seen New Zealand on his own feet and through his own eyes. Although I have never been able to decide between walking and riding, there is no other method of seeing a country with the inward and outward eye simultaneously, and Mr. Reed took the further precaution of walking alone. The pictures he has given us of these three interesting areas-the East Coast from Tolage Bay to Opotiki, North Auckland from Awanui to Spirits Bay, and a considerable portion of the Great Barrier-are therefore his own first-hand impressions, with nothing added but the historical background. No one else could or would have told the
same story, and the result is that everyone who reads these three books will have some thoughts about New Zealand that had never come into his mind before. But that is as far as I can go in praise of Mr, Reed as a writer.-1 admire his zest, his energy, his freshness, but I am not able to respond to his emotions, and can do no more therefore than commend him to those for whom he really sat down to write-readers who share his "early Heaven and happy
views."
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 16, Issue 396, 24 January 1947, Page 16
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250Walking Tours New Zealand Listener, Volume 16, Issue 396, 24 January 1947, Page 16
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