Download or read book A First Year in Canterbury Settlement written by Samuel Butler and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the verge of entering the Anglican clergy, Samuel Butler experienced a sudden change of heart and instead decided to set sail for New Zealand, where he established a sheep farm. Butler chronicles his rocky start as a rancher -- and his opinions on a wide variety of current events and controversies -- in this engaging series of letters to his family.