Ebook: Wellington: the city in literature

The lesson of John A. Lee / Damien Wilkins -- Holloway Road / Samara McDowell -- Wellington Letter XII / Lauris Edmond -- All day sun / William Brandt -- Crime story / Maurice Gee -- My lost youth / Bill Manhire -- Smoke rings / Patricia Grace -- Carmen's international coffee lounge / Carmen -- Aunt Melva / Noel Virtue -- July, July / Vincent O'Sullivan -- Little houses / Robin Hyde -- The garden-party / Katherine Mansfield -- You get the radio on / Sonja Yelich.;Wellington has always boasted a strong literary tradition, from its most famous daughter, Katherine Mansfield, to the richly talented young writers who have graduated from Victoria University's creative writing class in recent years. In this impressive collection of short stories, poetry and extracts from novels and memoirs, Kate Camp captures the character of a unique city. Her anthology encompasses excerpts from novels as diverse as those by Robin Hyde, Damien Wilkins and Noel Virtue, short stories by William Brandt, Patricia Grace and Samara McDowell, and a special appearance by Carmen. The.