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

Lewis, Matthew Gregory

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1296684091 ISBN 13: 9781296684099

Publisher: Andesite Press, 2015

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About this title

Book Description:

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.

About the Author:

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

About this edition

• Publisher: Andesite Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1296684091
• ISBN 13: 9781296684099
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 426