Staplehurst, Kent, England

Mr. Whiting peeked from behind the threadbare curtain, moving it aside carefully to remain unobserved as he considered the local residents who had come here this evening to hear him speak. The fifty seats were all filled and the audience waited with growing impatience for the lecture to begin.

George Whiting was an agent for the New Zealand Company; he travelled from town to town throughout the region of Kent, England, performing lectures on ...