The Sugar Islands
Bloomsbury Reader (Verlag)
978-1-4482-0116-7 (ISBN)
The book is divided into four parts. In the first, the author gives an idea of the background of the West Indies by drawing a detailed picture of the colourful life of Martinique. He tells the story of a 17th-century Frenchman who joined the famous pirates of Tortugja and the history of the long bloodbath that preceeded the declaration of independence of Haiti, the Black Republic. The second part of the book comprises four character sketches, including three stories of black magic, and two sections deal with the individual charm and interest of each of the islands: Montserrat, Barbados, Anguilla, Trinidad, St. Vincent, Tortola, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Saba, Antigua, Dominica and Puerto Rico.
Alec Waugh, 1898-1981, was a British novelist born in London and educated at Sherborne Public School, Dorset. Waugh's first novel, The Loom of Youth (1917), is a semi-autobiographical account of public school life that caused some controversy at the time and led to his expulsion. Waugh was the only boy ever to be expelled from The Old Shirburnian Society. Despite setting this record, Waugh went on to become the successful author of over 50 works, and lived in many exotic places throughout his life which later became the settings for some of his texts. He was also a noted wine connoisseur and campaigned to make the 'cocktail party' a regular feature of 1920s social life.
Foreword
BACKGROUND
Gateway to the West Indies
Martinique
The Buccaneer
The Black Republic
A Historical Synopsis
CHARACTERS
The Judge
Obeah
A Beachcomber
A Creole Crooner
SNAPSHOTS
The West Indian Scene
Au Revoir, Martinique
Montserrat
Barbados
Anguilla
Trinidad
St. Vincent
Tortola
ISLANDS
The U.S. Virgin Islands
Saba
Antigua
An Island to be Explored
'Typical Dominica'
Envoi
Sources
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 20.12.2012 |
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Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 153 x 234 mm |
Gewicht | 468 g |
Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Nord- / Mittelamerika |
ISBN-10 | 1-4482-0116-0 / 1448201160 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4482-0116-7 / 9781448201167 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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