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A. W. Reed (1908–1979)

Author of Aboriginal Myths, Legends and Fables

116+ Works 1,374 Members 9 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the names: A. W. Reed, Alexander Wyclif Reed, Compiled by: A. W. Reed

Works by A. W. Reed

Aboriginal Myths, Legends and Fables (1982) 160 copies
Aboriginal Myths: Tales of the Dreamtime (1978) 96 copies, 1 review
Maori Myths & Legendary Tales (1999) 81 copies, 1 review
Aboriginal Fables and Legendary Tales (1967) 79 copies
Aboriginal Stories (1994) 69 copies
Maori Myth and Legend (1983) 53 copies, 1 review
Aboriginal Legends: Animal Tales (1978) 52 copies
Aboriginal words of Australia (1965) 51 copies, 1 review
Aboriginal place names and their meanings (1967) 50 copies
Aboriginal Stories of Australia (1980) 47 copies
The Reed Book of Māori Proverbs (1987) — Compiler — 45 copies, 1 review
Concise Maori Dictionary (1971) 42 copies
Myths and Legends of Maoriland (1961) 29 copies
Place names of Australia (1973) 28 copies, 1 review
More Aboriginal stories of Australia (1980) 27 copies
A dictionary of Maori place names (1961) 24 copies
Myths and Legends of Australia (1971) 21 copies
Maori Legends (1972) 20 copies
Myths & Legends of Fiji & Rotuma (1997) 18 copies
Aboriginal words and place names (1977) 18 copies
Treasury of Maori Folklore (1968) 17 copies
The Reed Dictionary of Maori Place Names: Te Papakupu Ingoa Wahi Maori a Reed (1996) 15 copies
Wonder Book of Maori Legends (1977) 14 copies
Aboriginal tales of Australia (1998) 12 copies
The concise Maori handbook (1978) 12 copies
Legends of Rotorua and the hot lakes (2019) 11 copies
An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Traditional Maori Life: Taonga Tuku Iho (2002) 11 copies
Wonder tales of Maoriland (1958) 11 copies, 1 review
Reed Book of Maori Mythology (2004) 10 copies
Illustrated Maori Place Names (2001) 10 copies
Maori Myth: The Supernatural World of the Maori (1977) 10 copies
Maori Place Names: Their Meanings and Origins (2016) 9 copies
Maori Tales of Long Ago (2010) 9 copies
Favourite Maori Legends (1977) 8 copies
Bible Story Atlas (1968) 8 copies
Captain Cook in New Zealand, Extracts from the journals of Captain James Cook, giving a full account in his own words… (1951) — Editor — 8 copies
Myths and Legends of the Pacific (2000) 8 copies
Maori fables and legendary tales (1964) 7 copies, 1 review
How the Maoris lived (1968) 7 copies
Place names of New Zealand (1975) 7 copies
An illustrated encyclopedia of Maori life (1963) 6 copies
Rewi's Last Stand (1944) 5 copies
Reeds' Lilliput dictionary : Maori-English, English-Maori (1960) 5 copies
He Atua, He Tangata : The World of Māori Mythology (2021) 5 copies
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aboriginal Life (1969) 5 copies
Two hundred years of New Zealand history, 1769-1979: Sampler chronology (Reed Trust reference library ; no. 1) (1979) 5 copies
How the white men came to New Zealand (1968) 5 copies
Reed Book of Maori Exploration: Stories of Voyage and Discovery (2006) 5 copies
The Reed dictionary of New Zealand place names (2002) 4 copies
Place-names of New South Wales, their origins and meanings 4 copies
Taniwha, Giants, and Supernatural Creatures =: He Taniwha, He Tipua, He Patupaiarehe (2008) 4 copies, 1 review
Lilliput Maori Place Names (1962) 4 copies
Maori Place Names and Their Meanings (1959) 4 copies
Games the Maoris played (1970) 4 copies
The Maori : yesterday, today, and tomorrow (1974) 4 copies
Legends of Rotorua (1997) 3 copies
George Augustus Selwyn, pioneer bishop of New Zealand 3 copies
Leggende dell'Australia tribale (2001) 3 copies
Concise Maori Encyclopedia (1964) 3 copies
Myths and legends of Polynesia (1974) 3 copies
The Biggest fish in the world (1974) 3 copies
Earth,ocean, sky (2008) 3 copies
The mischievous crow : stories of the Aborigines 3 copies
Living in a Maori village: Rata and Hine at home 2 copies
Young Kauri (1975) 2 copies
Books are my business : the life of a publisher 2 copies
Maori picture dictionary 2 copies
It happened today in New Zealand : a day-by-day illustrated chronology of famous & interesting events in New Zealand… (1973) 2 copies
Exploring the coast of Australia (1977) 2 copies
How the Aboriginals Lived (1977) 2 copies
North Island settlers (1970) 2 copies
Fairy Tales from the Pacific Islands (1969) 2 copies
The Exploration of New South Wales (1975) 2 copies
The growth of transport (1968) 2 copies
Australia: The First Hundred Years (1975) 2 copies
The Discovery of New Zealand 2 copies
The Story of New Zealand Place Names (1952) 2 copies
Maori Place Names 1 copy
Map book of the Pacific Islands (Pageant of the Pacific : Pacific Islands series) (1974) 1 copy
Captain Cook in Australia: Extracts from the Journals of Captain James Cook... 1 copy
How the Maoris Came to New Zealand 1 copy
The house of Reed, 1957-1967 1 copy
The coming of the Maori to Aotearoa 1 copy
Builders of New Zealand: An illustrated history for young people, (1972) 1 copy
Legends of Maoriland : the fish of Maoriland 1 copy
From the Sheep's Back (1975) 1 copy
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Maori Life 1 copy
The Discovery of Australia 1 copy
an illustrated history of aboriginal life 1 copy
Memoirs of Mighty Men and Women 1 copy
Crossing The Australian Continent. (1975) 1 copy
The First Settlement in Australia 1 copy
Traditional Tales of New Zealand: Bitterns and Bones (1973) 1 copy
Tawhaki and the skyland 1 copy
The impact of Christianity on the Māori people 1 copy
Maori carving (1970) 1 copy
Illustrated myths and legends of the Pacific (2007) 1 copy
Whaling in early New Zealand 1 copy
The Evolution Of The Maori People (1970) 1 copy
reeds' Atlas of New Zealand (1952) 1 copy
A Boys' and Girls' History of New Zealand 1 copy
Fiji 1 copy
The Islands of the Pacific (1968) 1 copy
Raupo Book of Maori Mythology (2008) 1 copy
Captain Cook in Australia - The Journals of Captain James Cook — Editor — 1 copy
How the Maoris came 1 copy
Early Tudor Drama 1 copy
Sidelights On New Zealand History (1971) 1 copy
Maoru teikas un leģendas 1 copy
The legend of the bridge = Te Toko-roa (Record) : Auckland in song and story 1 copy
Uenuku and the rainbow 1 copy
Islands of the Pacific 1 copy
Mýty a legendy Tichomoří (2002) 1 copy
Lilliput Aboriginal place names 1 copy
The wonder book of Australian animals 1 copy
Reed's Concise Maori Dictionary 1 copy
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Associated Works

Monsters, monsters, monsters (1974) — Contributor — 15 copies
Giants! Giants! Giants! (1980) — Contributor — 8 copies

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Birthdate
1908
Date of death
1979
Gender
male
Nationality
New Zealand
Occupations
publisher

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Maori Myths & Legendary Tales by A. W. Reed
A fairly decent collection of tales. Slightly old-fashioned in presentation and aimed more at children. I found it hard to get into a lot of them, I think the presentation was quite bland in places.
However I enjoyed the introduction to the mythology.
I wonder if there's some rule about culture heroes that says they have to be jerks - a lot of Maui's actions seem to be motivated by jealousy or pettiness!
 
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weemanda | Nov 2, 2023 |
The Raupō book of Māori proverbs by Aileen E. Brougham
Not a book to read, more of a reference, but I've been on the lookout for collections of Aboriginal / Maori myths and came across this when I was in New Zealand in June. It's exactly what it says on the packet: a book of the different proverbs used by Maori over time, in both the original language and an English translation. They're sorted by broad subject ranges and most of them include a small explanation (or a longer one if the proverb doesn't translate clearly, or uses idioms specific to the Maori).

Excellent for what it is.… (more)
 
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murderbydeath | Jan 27, 2022 |
Place names of Australia by A Reed
Australia; Place Names
 
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yarrafaye | Apr 26, 2020 |
Maori fables and legendary tales by A. W Reed
Picked this up at a used bookstore while on vacation in New Zealand. Lovely introduction to local myths and folktales.
 
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MarysGirl | Aug 8, 2019 |
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Works
116
Also by
2
Members
1,374
Popularity
#18,724
Rating
½ 3.5
Reviews
9
ISBNs
141
Languages
8

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