1890 Two Years in the French West Indies

Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

In the publisher's original pictorial green cloth binding. 

This volume is a first edition.

This account by Lafcadio Hearn chronicles his stay in Martinique from 1887–1889, exploring the island’s colonial architecture, vibrant creole culture, the language, religion, folklore, and daily life under French colonial rule. 

This volume is illustrated with 38 plates. Collated, complete. 

Hearn (1850–1904), a Greek-born writer of Irish descent, later became famous for his works on Japan; this book marks an earlier phase of his career when he was a correspondent for Harper’s Magazine.