Journal of a West India Proprietor: Kept During a Residence in the Island of Jamaica by Matthew Gregory Lewis

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

Matthew Gregory Lewis

352 pages first pub 1834 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography history challenging informative slow-paced
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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. H...

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