Journal of a West India Proprietor Kept During a Residence in the Island of Jamaica
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
- Publish date: 06/01/1999
Description:
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 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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