Journal of a West India Proprietor - Kept During a Residence in the Island of Jamaica

Klappentext This journal of two visits to Jamaica between 1815 and 1818 by novelist Matthew 'Monk' Lewis was published in 1834. Zusammenfassung Although best known as a playwright and novelist, Matthew 'Monk' Lewis (1775–1818) was also a Member of Parliament and had inherited estates in Jamaica. This posthumously published Journal is the record of his visits there, and of his attempts to improve the welfare of slaves. Inhaltsverzeichnis November 1815-April 1816; November 1817-May 1818.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Gregory Lewis, Lewis Matthew Gregory
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.12.2010
• EAN: 9781108024853
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02485-3
• No. of pages: 418
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Travel > Travel guides > North and Central America; HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / General, c 1500 onwards to present day, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History and Archaeology