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Two Years in the French West Indies

Two Years in the French West Indies

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Chapter 1 LYS

Word Count: 520    |    Released on: 01/12/2017

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sed upon strangers, and by which it has earned its poetic name,-Le Pays des Revenants. Even as many another before him, he left its charmed shores only to know himself haunted by that irresistible reg

me. Several, or portions of several, papers have been published in HARPER'S MA

than two months. During such hasty journeying it is scarcely possible for a writer to attempt anything more serious than a mere reflection of the personal experiences undergon

. Pierre, for several beautiful photographs, taken by himself,

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Two Years in the French West Indies
Two Years in the French West Indies
“Two Years in the French West Indies is one of two books Lafcadio Hearn produced during his two-year stay in Martinque and other Caribbean islands, where he fell under their tropical spell. Published in 1890, this enchanting collection details his sojourn with its loving "sketches" of the day-to-day life of the island people.”