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A year in Jamaica: memoirs of a girl in Arcadia in 1889

By Nicholas , Lewes , Diana;Noble

Book information

Publisher
Eland Publishing
Year
2013
ISBN
9781780600369, 1780600364
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (2597983 bytes)
Pages
illustrations, map\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Historical;Plantations;Diana -- Travel -- Jamaica;Plantations -- Jamaica;

Description

A Year in Jamaica is a complex memoir telling the story of two simultaneous journeys: Diana Lewes's 1889 trip from England to visit her family's sugar plantations in the Caribbean and, more intriguingly, the internal rite of passage of a Victorian girl on her journey to adulthood. For it is in Jamaica that Miss Lewes tries to find a place for herself in the mysterious adult world, to understand its coded rules and hidden passions. Set primarily on a plantation called Arcadia, overlooking the sea and a distant Cuba from on high, Miss Lewes alternates between the acceptable pursuits of a Vi.;Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; A Very Short Glossary; List Of Maps; Epigraph; CHAPTER 1: Arcadia; CHAPTER 2: Mahogany Hall; CHAPTER 3: The Murderer; CHAPTER 4: Mr Biggar; CHAPTER 5: The Cattle Count; CHAPTER 6: Oxford (1); CHAPTER 7: Mr Cameron; CHAPTER 8: Colonel Egerton; CHAPTER 9: Retreat; CHAPTER 10: The Hague; CHAPTER 11: The Green Iguana; CHAPTER 12: The Dance; CHAPTER 13: Bill; CHAPTER 14: Oxford (2); CHAPTER 15: Sunday in Arcadia; CHAPTER 16: The Valley, Rio Bueno; CHAPTER 17: Oxford (3); CHAPTER 18: The Promises; CHAPTER 19: The Sack; CHAPTER 20: Herr Bauer.

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