Part of handwritten ms., in Letts Diary 1874.

Microfilm printouts from serialised version of The moated grange, in The South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail, 1877 Feb. 3 to 1877 Oct. 27.

Letters written by Frederick Benjamin Carlin from Port Lincoln, South Australia, primarily to family members in England.

Inscibed by Frances ‘Fanny’ Eliza Kingsley (nee Grenfell, 1814 – 1891), the editor, to her (and the author's) youngest son. "Grenville Arthur Kingsley. In Memory of the best of Father’s, from his loving Mother. Byfleet, December 1876." Further inscribed to Fanny Collins from Rose Kingsley in remembrance of her darling brother Grenville Arthur Kingsley". This was probably Fannie Martin Collins (9 Jun 1887 – 24 Feb 1944), a daughter of Robert Collins, Grenville Kingsley’s friend. Fannie later married De Burgh Bannatyne Bentinck Persse (1881 –1947). Fannie was 10 years old at the time of Grenville Kingsley’s death.
Kingsley family armorial bookplates on inside upper boards.
Extra-illustrated with 22 photographs, 10 printed illustrations, 2 dried flowers and 1 drawing.

Volume 1:

1. House with a young man reading on front lawn (verso of half title)
2. Portrait of Charles Kingsley (verso of title page)
3. Oval portrait with initials F.E.K., i.e. Frances ‘Fanny’ Eliza Kingsley (dedication page)
4. River (p. 1)
5. Printed illustration of St Luke’s Chelsea (p. 15)
6. Big house (p. 41)
7. Dining room (p. 63)
8. Dried flower (p. 64)
9. ‘Bramshill House’ (full-page, verso of plate between pp. 74 / 75)
10. Printed Illustration (p.115
11. Printed Illustration (p. 116)
12. House (p. 193)
13. Portrait of Charles Kingsley (p. 232)
14. Photograph of an portrait of Fanny Kingsley painted in 1850 (p. 232)
15. ‘Cottages built in Eversley by John Martineau 1887 In Memory of his beloved “Master”’ (on single sheet of paper between pp. 308/309)
16. Church interior (p.358 – loose)
17. Church (verso of plate between pp. 358 / 359)
18. Full-length portrait of Charles Kingsley (p. 401)
19. Printed Illustration of ‘Ogwen Lake’ (p. 461)
20. Original drawing of two fish going for bait with three lines of text (p. 462)

Volume 2:

21. Printed Illustration (p. 45)
22. Printed Illustration (p. 123)
23. Newspaper cutting (p. 153)
24. Printed steel-engraved portrait (verso of plate between pp. 284 / 285)
25. Printed Illustration (p. 290)
26. Dried flower (p. 294)
27. Churchyard with people looking at head-stones (p. 343)
28. Stone wall and tower (p. 343)
29. ‘The Porch. Eversley Church and path from Rectory’ (p. 376)
30. Chester Cathedral (p. 377)
31. Chester Cathedral – side view (p. 377)
32. Printed steel-engraved portrait (verso of plate between p. 402)
33. Portrait of young lady (p. 403)
34. Printed Illustration (p. 479)
35. Charles Kingsley’s grave (p. 480)

Printed on the ground with the sanction of the National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland.' No. 2, Tuesday, August 20, 1878.

Letter 21 Feb 1877 written on folded sheet of printed publisher's announcement for: Drolleries of the Restoration, limited editions, Robert Roberts.
These letters were found in the library copy of: R. Brathwaite Natures Embassie, Boston Lincolnshire, Robert Roberts, 1877.

Microfilm printout from Supplement to The South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail, 1878 Dec.21.

Microfilm printout from Supplement to The South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail, 1878 Dec.21.

Includes "Experiences jackeroo' at end of the letters (11 leaves).

Chapter 1 of book published in London 1879 under the title: Mount Abundance, or The experiences of a pioneer squatter in Australia thirty years ago. Deals chiefly with his experiences at Mt. Abundance, 1847. His wife also wrote about her experience in Australia.