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

Matthew Lewis (Author), Judith Terry (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 0192832611 | ISBN-13: 978-0192832610 | Publication Date: July 22, 1999

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' verse narrative The Isle of Devils, as well as a telling last letter and extract from his papers.

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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. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Judith Terry is Senior Instructor in the English Department at the University of Victoria, British Columbia.

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Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (July 22, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0192832611
ISBN-13: 978-0192832610
Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,272,726 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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