About the Author

p>Alexander Wyclif Reed, also known asnbsp;Clif Reednbsp;andnbsp;A. W. Reed, (7 March 1908 ndash; 19 October 1979)span style="font-size: 10px;">nbsp;/span>was aprolific New Zealand publisher and author./p> p>With his unclenbsp;Alfrednbsp;he established the publishing firmnbsp;A. H. amp; A. W. Reed. As an author he was known most commonly as A. W. Reed. Reed wrote many books on topics such as myths, language and place names of bothnbsp;Māoriandnbsp;Australian Aboriginalnbsp;cultures./p>