{"product_id":"the-rebel-chief-a-romance-of-new-zealand-scarce-second-edition","title":"The Rebel Chief - a Romance of New Zealand, scarce second edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis iconic fiction work by Hume Nisbet is a relic of a different, quite sad time in our short history....\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Rebel Chief, first published in 1896, was just one of a cluster of 19th-century novels set in the New Zealand Wars of the 1860s and 1870s. The plot revolves around conflict between 'Europeanised' Māori, who fight on the government side, and pure, uncorrupted 'rebels' who have remained true to their traditional culture and fight to defend this. The two sides engage in bloody fighting, which culminates in cannibalism. A group of British people, comprising a missionary, a general and settlers, intervene and restore peace, implying that British intervention is the only way of achieving law and order within Māori society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a second edition, also printed in 1896. It features cloth embossed hard covers and a frontis illustration by the author himself. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by F.V White \u0026amp; Co, London. 296PP.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVG condition for its age, wear to boards, strong spine with minor splits. All pages intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScarce,  $103      \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anec•dote","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51802787250479,"sku":"UN190","price":103.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/0579\/6143\/files\/UB190A.jpg?v=1755838769","url":"https:\/\/anec-dote.co.nz\/products\/the-rebel-chief-a-romance-of-new-zealand-scarce-second-edition","provider":"Anec•dote","version":"1.0","type":"link"}