One of the very first New Zealand novels, Over the Hills and Far Away is a heavily romanticised tale of a woman's journey from England to Otago, New Zealand, and her subsequent experiences in the wild new colony. - Summary by Lewis Fletcher
Chapters
1 Preface 2 min 2 On the Lewes Road 11 min 3 Pages From Lucy's Diary 9 min 4 Pages From Lucy's Diary 5 min 5 Lucy's Diary 10 min 6 Laura 11 min 7 Lucy's Diary 9 min 8 Lucy's Diary 8 min 9 The Lennoxes 13 min 10 A Drawn Game 10 min 11 Mrs. Prior's Brother 10 min 12 Effie 8 min 13 Under the Blue Gums 6 min 14 Laura Reappears 10 min 15 The End of the Concert 4 min 16 Mrs. Lennox Becomes Confidential 8 min 17 Dacre's Advice 7 min 18 A Question 7 min 19 Clinton's First Love 6 min 20 The "Beauty of Kent" 5 min 21 Lucy's Ride 13 min 22 Dacre to the Rescue 8 min 23 The First Time 8 min 24 Louis Loses His Temper At Croquet 13 min 25 The Second Time 11 min 26 The Beginning of the End 9 min 27 Peccavi 7 min 28 Good-bye 7 min 29 The Picture 9 min 30 The Third Time 12 min 31 Broken 4 min 32 The Slope of the Hill 10 min 33 A Charge 4 min 34 Forgiven 3 min
