In this episode of the Awekura series we talk with Renée Orr, Rare Book specialist and Curatorial Services Team Leader at Auckland Council Libraries Heritage Collections. Renee shares with us a rare 17th Century book, its history and provenance, to this recently donated gift to the Heritage Collection.
It’s a bit of a tongue twister of a title! "The Memorable Works of a Son of Thunder and Consolation: Namely, that True Prophet, and Faithful Servant of God, and Sufferer for the Testimony of Jesus, Edward Burroughs, who Dyed a Prisoner for the Word of God, in the City of London, the Fourteenth of the Twelfth Moneth, 1662".
The book was printed in 1672 in London and is a collection of the writings of influential Quaker, Edward Burrough.
Read more about the book and find links to related material here:
https://heritageetal.blogspot.com/2025/11/awekura-edward-burrough-1634-1663.html
Image: A collage produced by Julian Lubin from photographs of the Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections.
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In this episode of the Awekura series we talk with Renée Orr, Rare Book specialist and Curatorial Services Team Leader at Auckland Council Libraries Heritage Collections. Renee shares with us a rare 17th Century book, its history and provenance, to this recently donated gift to the Heritage Collection.
It’s a bit of a tongue twister of a title! "The Memorable Works of a Son of Thunder and Consolation: Namely, that True Prophet, and Faithful Servant of God, and Sufferer for the Testimony of Jesus, Edward Burroughs, who Dyed a Prisoner for the Word of God, in the City of London, the Fourteenth of the Twelfth Moneth, 1662".
The book was printed in 1672 in London and is a collection of the writings of influential Quaker, Edward Burrough.
Read more about the book and find links to related material here:
https://heritageetal.blogspot.com/2025/11/awekura-edward-burrough-1634-1663.html
Image: A collage produced by Julian Lubin from photographs of the Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections.
In this episode of Other Worlds, we explore some of the most iconic works of dystopian and utopian literature and the value of reading these works within the science fiction genre.
Joining Sue Berman to discuss this theme is Other Worlds exhibition curator Renee Orr. We talk about Aldous Huxley's 'Brave New World', Margaret Atwood’s 'The Handmaid's Tale', the utopian vision of Charlotte Perkins Gilman in 'Herland' and the 1970s classic, Marge Piercy’s 'Woman on the Edge of Time'.
Visit the onsite exhibition and join us in a series of events and activations:
www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/Other-Worlds-exhibition
For recommended reads visit:
www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/Other-Worlds-reads
Books mentioned in the podcast:
Aldous Huxley, with illustrations by Leonard Rosoman. Brave new world. London: Folio Society, 1971.
Arthur C. Clarke, Childhood’s end. London: Pan Books, 1961.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Herland. New York: Pantheon Books, 1979.
Margaret Atwood. The handmaid’s tale. London: Jonathan Cape, 1986.
Marge Piercy. Woman on the edge of time. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976.
Music credit: https://www.melodyloops.com/tracks/space-harmony/
Image from Aldous Huxley, with illustrations by Leonard Rosoman. Brave new world. London: Folio Society, 1971.
Produced by Sue Berman and JL.
Ngā Pātaka Kōrero - Auckland Libraries
In this episode of the Awekura series we talk with Renée Orr, Rare Book specialist and Curatorial Services Team Leader at Auckland Council Libraries Heritage Collections. Renee shares with us a rare 17th Century book, its history and provenance, to this recently donated gift to the Heritage Collection.
It’s a bit of a tongue twister of a title! "The Memorable Works of a Son of Thunder and Consolation: Namely, that True Prophet, and Faithful Servant of God, and Sufferer for the Testimony of Jesus, Edward Burroughs, who Dyed a Prisoner for the Word of God, in the City of London, the Fourteenth of the Twelfth Moneth, 1662".
The book was printed in 1672 in London and is a collection of the writings of influential Quaker, Edward Burrough.
Read more about the book and find links to related material here:
https://heritageetal.blogspot.com/2025/11/awekura-edward-burrough-1634-1663.html
Image: A collage produced by Julian Lubin from photographs of the Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections.
