Journal of a West India Proprietor

Name: Journal of a West India Proprietor
Author: M. G. (Matthew Gregory) Lewis

by M. G. (Matthew Gregory) Lewis

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

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive

Release date

2017-04-07

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Public domain in the USA.

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Slavery -- Jamaica Lewis, M. G. (Matthew Gregory), 1775-1818 Plantation life -- Jamaica -- History -- 19th century Jamaica -- Description and travel F1861

About the author

M. G. (Matthew Gregory) Lewis

1775–1818

Best known for the sensational Gothic novel The Monk, this English writer and dramatist helped define the darker, more theatrical side of Romantic-era fiction. His work mixed horror, romance, and spectacle in ways that shocked some readers and thrilled many others.

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