CONTENTS

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CHAPTER I
MANDEVILLE—JAMAICA NOT NEAR THE VOLCANOES—BOOKS ON THE WEST INDIES [1]
CHAPTER II
THE DIRECT LINE—THE LAZINESS OF THE NEGRO—FELLOW-PASSENGERS ON THE PORT ANTONIO [7]
CHAPTER III
THE KESWICK DELEGATES—MISS SARAH WALKER—HAYTIAN CANNIBALISM [15]
CHAPTER IV
THE BLACK UNDER BRITISH RULE—THE GOVERNOR OF JAMAICA AND SUITE [26]
CHAPTER V
LAND SWALLOWS—TURKS ISLANDS—AN EARTHQUAKE SHOCK—CONSTANT SPRING HOTEL [31]
CHAPTER VI
SUITABLE CLOTHING—PEDESTRIANS IN JAMAICA—SELF-HELP SOCIETY [46]
CHAPTER VII
DOMINICA’S FLOURISHING CONDITION—SCOTCH DINNER—TROPICAL VEGETATION [58]
CHAPTER VIII
SAVINGS BANKS—KESWICK VIEWS—SPANISH TOWN [67]
CHAPTER IX
THE ROYAL MAIL COMPANY—THE “MUMPISH MELANCHOLY” OF JAMAICA [77]
CHAPTER X
THE CUISINE ON THE E——.—THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF DOMINICA [87]
CHAPTER XI
DR GRAY ON YELLOW FEVER—MONT PELÉE—THE RED CARIBS OF DOMINICA [95]
CHAPTER XII
DRIVES AND COUNTRY LIFE AT MANDEVILLE—NEGROES AND FUNERAL CUSTOMS [107]
CHAPTER XIII
MY VISIT TO A PEN—ARAWAK REMAINS—LEGEND OF THE COTTON-TREE [123]
CHAPTER XIV
OBEAHISM AND COFFEE-PLANTING [133]
CHAPTER XV
COCKPIT COUNTRY—THE MAROONS [146]
CHAPTER XVI
INDIAN CATTLE AT MONTPELIER—PALMER MONUMENT IN MONTEGO BAY PARISH CHURCH—AMERICANS [167]
CHAPTER XVII
DESCRIPTION OF ROSE HALL—SUGAR—THE EXPENSE OF WORKING AN ESTATE A CENTURY AGO—BANANA CULTIVATION [179]
CHAPTER XVIII
MONEAGUE HOTEL—THE TROUBLES OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS [190]
CHAPTER XIX
WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN JAMAICA—A BREAKDOWN ON THE RAILWAY—PORT ANTONIO—CHESTER VALE [201]
CHAPTER XX
THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN JAMAICA—ITS DISESTABLISHMENT, ITS INCREASED ACTIVITY AND DEVELOPMENT [212]
CHAPTER XXI
SIR HENRY MORGAN—LORD RODNEY—EDUCATION IN JAMAICA—CAPTAIN BAKER ON THE BRIGHT PROSPECTS OF JAMAICA [230]