Man from the South
] HAVE listened regularly to Mr. A. | H. Reed’s accounts of his rambles through the southern districts with more pleasure than I had thought the parochial limitations of his subject could arouse. The reason for this is undoubtedly in Mr. Reed’s own personality. Places come to life as one sees them
through his eyes, with a sense of their past: and the practical ‘kindness of ordinary people is mirrored in his appreciation. And what a voice he hashumorous, musical and vigorous. In style he is personal, reminding one of J. B. Priestley in his talks From Bicker to Blue Anchor; in spirit, he is a New Zealander. And that is perhaps the secret of the peculiar charm of his talks,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 28, Issue 721, 8 May 1953, Page 11
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124Man from the South New Zealand Listener, Volume 28, Issue 721, 8 May 1953, Page 11
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