Biography: Clark, James McCosh and Clark, Kate Emma

The cover of Kate Clark's antipodean Christmas story for children, published in 1891

In A southern cross fairy tale, writer and artist Kate Clark attempted to translate northern hemisphere Christmas folklore into a New Zealand setting.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: BK-448

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How to cite this page

Janet McCallum. 'Clark, James McCosh and Clark, Kate Emma', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1993, updated October 2017. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2778/the-cover-of-kate-clarks-antipodean-christmas-story-for-children-published-in-1891 (accessed 2 July 2026).