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Hearn, Lafcadio

Two Years in the French West Indies

1890

60,16 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Détails

Année
1890
Lieu d'édition
New York. Harper & Brothers
Auteur
Hearn, Lafcadio
Thème
Travel - Central America & West Indies West Indies
Langues
Anglais

Description

small 8vo [19 x 13 cm]; 431 pp, frontis, illus, plates, 6 pages of music. original cloth, spine ends worn, head of spine chipped, small tear, shelfwear, internally clean, good copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. An often referred to and well-respected account, mainly on Martinique, but also on Trinidad, St. Pierre, St. Kitt's, St. Lucia, Granada, etc. The author is most well-known for his works on Japan. Griffen 4923: "A series of light, amusing and evocative sketches of Martinique at the end of the 19th century." Smith H80: 'This tells of the two years the author lived in the West Indies in the late 1880's, a time which captivated him. . . An appendix includes some Creole melodies, and the illustrations are interesting'.