Containing some views of the social outlook from the proletarian standpoint.
First edition. 8vo. Very good in the original wrappers, staples rusty. 55pp. Christchurch, Simpson & Williams, 1892.
A fictional tale of the hard realities of mining life in New Zealand. The protagonist’s children die while he is away prospecting; he drowns; and his wife is committed to an asylum due to her grief.
