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

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.Lewis, Matthew G. is the author of 'Journal of a West India Proprietor : Kept During a Residence in the Island of Jamaica', published 1970 under ISBN 9780837118451 and ISBN 083711845X.