Preface |
page
7 |
1—Early Days: Maori and Settler (1860-1890) |
9 |
2—Preaching and Interpreting (1890-1910) |
22 |
3—The Forerunners (1910-1939) |
35 |
4—The Depression |
50 |
5—The Forties |
63 |
6—The Fifties I: The War in Fiction and some Light Relief |
79 |
7—The Fifties II: The Harvest Begins |
95 |
8—Postscript I: Light Fiction |
113 |
Postscript II: Serious Fiction |
117 |
APPENDICES |
I. Notes for Critical Discussions of Six Novels |
131 |
II. Topics for Study and Discussion |
150 |
III. Sources of Quotations |
155 |
IV. References |
156 |
Index of New Zealand Authors |
157 |