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Journal of a West India Proprietor: Kept during a Residence in the Island of Jamaica (Oxford World's Classics)

paperback – July 22, 1999
by Lewis, Matthew
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ISBN-13: 9780192832610 ISBN-10: 0192832611
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Binding
paperback
Published
July 22, 1999
Weight
0.5 lbs
Dimensions
19.70×1.90×13.30 cm

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Journal of a West India Proprietor: Kept during a Residence in the Island of Jamaica (Oxford World's Classics) by Lewis, Matthew. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780192832610.

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 owners 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.