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H. L. L.

b. 1783

An anonymous memoirist from Saint-Domingue, this writer left behind a rare first-person account of upheaval, survival, and spiritual change across the Atlantic world. The story traces a life shaped by revolution, captivity, and constant movement.

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A short account of the extraordinary life and travels of H. L. L.---- native of St. Domingo, now a prisoner of war at Ashbourn, in Derbyshire, shewing the remarkable steps of Divine providence towards him, and the means of his conversion to God

A short account of the extraordinary life and travels of H. L. L.---- native of St. Domingo, now a prisoner of war at Ashbourn, in Derbyshire, shewing the remarkable steps of Divine providence towards him, and the means of his conversion to God

by H. L. L.

About the author

Published under initials rather than a full name, H. L. L. is known for A Short Account of the Extraordinary Life and Travels of H. L. L. The book describes the author as a native of Saint-Domingue, born in 1783, and follows his experiences through the era of the Haitian Revolution and beyond.

In that narrative, he recounts childhood in Saint-Domingue, time in France during the French Revolution, voyages through Guadeloupe, Brazil, Cayenne, and other parts of the Caribbean, and later imprisonment as a prisoner of war in Derbyshire, England. The memoir is especially striking because it brings together travel writing, personal testimony, and religious conversion in one compact life story.

Very little appears to be firmly documented about the author outside the book itself, and the initials may be all that survives in the historical record. What remains is still remarkable: a vivid early-19th-century autobiographical voice describing displacement, danger, and endurance across several worlds.