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Ngaio
Marsh House Address:
37 Valley Road,
Cashmere, Christchurch Phone: ++64
3 355 8514. Email:
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here Web: www.ngaio-marsh.org.nz
Dame Ngaio Marsh,
1895-1982, one of New Zealand's most remarkable and charismatic
women, was world-renowned as a leading crime fiction writer and
as an eminent Shakespearian producer. Her works to this day still
command international acclaim.
The house
where she lived for 77 years is open to visitors.
Her
home, which has been enlarged over the years, was built when Ngaio
was just ten, and was designed by leading Christchurch architect
Samuel Hurst Seager. Visitors to this unique property can gain an
understanding of her life and work as well as a captivating insight
into her private world.
Discover the family treasures and antiques she collected from around
the world, see where her most famous works were composed, and imagine
the elegant parties in the Long Room. Her home remains much as she
left it, as if she has simply stepped out momentarily and will soon
return to take up her Waterman pen with its distinctive green ink.
A relatively unknown aspect of her life was her interest in painting.
The house contains several examples which illustrate her talent.
