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Journal of a West India Proprietor: Kept During a Residence in the Island of Jamaica
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Series: Oxford World's Classics
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ISBN10: 0199549656
ISBN13: 9780199549658
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Pages: 347
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.60
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780199549658
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Pages: 347
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.60
Language: English
Matthew Lewis is best remembered as the author of the sensational Gothic novel The Monk. He was also a slave-owner, inheriting two large plantations and making two visits to Jamaica to investigate the living and working conditions of his slaves. His anecdotal record, the Journal of a West India Proprietor, offers a vivid account of plantation life from the slave owner's perspective. This edition provides full contextual background and includes Lewis' verse narrative The Isle of Devils, as well as a telling last letter and extract from his papers.
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