Journal of a West India Proprietor: Kept During a Residence in the Island of Jamaica
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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'...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0192832611
ISBN13:9780192832610
Release Date:July 1999
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:347 Pages
Weight:0.55 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.1" x 7.7"
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