PARADISE, THE CASTLE AND THE VINEYARD: LADY ANNE BARNARD'S CAPE DIARIES EDITED BY MARGARET LENTA

"PARADISE, THE CASTLE AND THE VINEYARD: LADY ANNE BARNARD'S CAPE DIARIES" EDITED BY MARGARET LENTA. SOFTCOVER, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, 311 PAGES, NO INSCRIPTINS OR NAMES.

Lady Anne Barnard lived in South Africa from 1797 to 1802, and she recorded life in the Cape and its hinterland with more interest and detail than any other writer of the period. She was official hostess of the colonial administration for the first two years, played an important role in the social life of Cape Town.