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Six Months in the West Indies, in 1825
Henry Nelson Coleridge (1798–1843) was plagued with spinal problems and rheumatism throughout his life. The purpose of his six-month voyage around the Caribbean, although ostensibly for his health, was also a futile attempt to prevent his marriage to his beloved cousin Sara. Coleridge's thinly disguised references to Sara punctuate this light-hearted memoir, originally published anonymously in 1826. Coleridge compares and contrasts twelve different islands. Towns, villages, monuments, architecture, churches and plantations are described as he roams the islands freely, visits acquaintances and enjoys the natural history. Throughout his journey Coleridge observes all races on the islands. He gives an account of the Caribbean plantations, commenting on the situation of the plantation slaves and pondering the opportunities available to emancipate them without affecting the plantations' productivity. He also highlights cases where slaves are well treated by plantation owners.
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Six Months in the West Indies, in 1825
Henry Nelson Coleridge (1798–1843) was plagued with spinal problems and rheumatism throughout his life. The purpose of his six-month voyage around the Caribbean, although ostensibly for his health, was also a futile attempt to prevent his marriage to his beloved cousin Sara. Coleridge's thinly disguised references to Sara punctuate this light-hearted memoir, originally published anonymously in 1826. Coleridge compares and contrasts twelve different islands. Towns, villages, monuments, architecture, churches and plantations are described as he roams the islands freely, visits acquaintances and enjoys the natural history. Throughout his journey Coleridge observes all races on the islands. He gives an account of the Caribbean plantations, commenting on the situation of the plantation slaves and pondering the opportunities available to emancipate them without affecting the plantations' productivity. He also highlights cases where slaves are well treated by plantation owners.
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Six Months in the West Indies, in 1825

Six Months in the West Indies, in 1825

by Henry Nelson Coleridge
Six Months in the West Indies, in 1825

Six Months in the West Indies, in 1825

by Henry Nelson Coleridge

Overview

Henry Nelson Coleridge (1798–1843) was plagued with spinal problems and rheumatism throughout his life. The purpose of his six-month voyage around the Caribbean, although ostensibly for his health, was also a futile attempt to prevent his marriage to his beloved cousin Sara. Coleridge's thinly disguised references to Sara punctuate this light-hearted memoir, originally published anonymously in 1826. Coleridge compares and contrasts twelve different islands. Towns, villages, monuments, architecture, churches and plantations are described as he roams the islands freely, visits acquaintances and enjoys the natural history. Throughout his journey Coleridge observes all races on the islands. He gives an account of the Caribbean plantations, commenting on the situation of the plantation slaves and pondering the opportunities available to emancipate them without affecting the plantations' productivity. He also highlights cases where slaves are well treated by plantation owners.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781108025980
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 02/17/2011
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition
Pages: 342
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.90(d)

Table of Contents

1. Reasons for going abroad; 2. Madeira; 3. Crossing the Tropic; 4. Barbados; 5. Trinidad; 6. Grenada; 7. St. Vincent's; 8. St. Lucia; 9. Barbados; 10. Martinique; 11. Dominica; 12. Montserrat; 13. Nevis; 14. St. Christopher's; 15. Anguilla; 16. Antigua; 17. Barbuda; 18. Barbados; 19. Planters and slaves; 20. The end.
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