{"product_id":"journal-of-a-west-india-proprietor-kept-during-a-residence-in-the-island-of-jamaica-oxford-worlds-classics-9780192832610","title":"Journal of a West India Proprietor: Kept during a Residence in the Island of Jamaica (Oxford World's Classics)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJournal of a West India Proprietor: Kept during a Residence in the Island of Jamaica (Oxford World's Classics)\u003c\/strong\u003e by Lewis, Matthew. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780192832610.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatthew 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44751086387253,"sku":"ByrdShop_0192832611","price":224.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_0192832611_48fc5e63-314c-410a-a2ce-9fb430c0d04c.jpg?v=1778830046","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/journal-of-a-west-india-proprietor-kept-during-a-residence-in-the-island-of-jamaica-oxford-worlds-classics-9780192832610","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}