Biography: Satchell, William Arthur

William Arthur Satchell

Writer William Arthur Satchell is remembered as the author of four ambitious novels, the most famous of which is The greenstone door.

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Kendrick Smithyman. 'Satchell, William Arthur', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1996, updated April 2013. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1821/william-arthur-satchell (accessed 4 June 2026).