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King of the castle : a biography of William Larnach / Fleur Snedden.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Auckland, N.Z. : David Bateman, 1997.Description: xi, 268 pages : illustrations, genealogical table, map, portraits ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1869533534
  • 9781869533533
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 324.2930092 21
LOC classification:
  • HC662.5.L37 S65 1997
Summary: Looks at the life of William James Mudie Larnach, one of New Zealand's enduring historical figures - enduring not only because of the 'monument' he left in Dunedin's Larnach's Castle, but also because of the many scandals he was involved in. His life was a tangled web of cruelty, tragedy, intrigue, success and failure - tragically ending when he committed suicide in Parliament in 1898.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Non-Fiction - New Zealand Non-Fiction - New Zealand Waimate Non-Fiction Non Fiction 324.2930092 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not for loan A00212477

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-258) and index.

Looks at the life of William James Mudie Larnach, one of New Zealand's enduring historical figures - enduring not only because of the 'monument' he left in Dunedin's Larnach's Castle, but also because of the many scandals he was involved in. His life was a tangled web of cruelty, tragedy, intrigue, success and failure - tragically ending when he committed suicide in Parliament in 1898.

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