White Witch Of Rosehall (ePub)
(Sprache: Englisch)
A very striking and curious story, founded on fact, of the West Indies of the early nineteenth century.Robert Rutherford is sent to the Islands to learn the planter's business from the bottom. He becomes an overseer at Rosehall, the property of a young...
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A very striking and curious story, founded on fact, of the West Indies of the early nineteenth century.Robert Rutherford is sent to the Islands to learn the planter's business from the bottom. He becomes an overseer at Rosehall, the property of a young widow, Mrs Palmer, whose three husbands have all died in curious circumstances. She takes a violent fancy to Rutherford, who is also embarrassed by the attentions of his half-caste housekeeper, Millicent. His housekeeper is urging him, with some success, to fall in with West Indian habits, when Mrs Palmer arrives. Millicent defies her and threatens her with the powers of Takoo, an Obeah man. Mrs Palmer, herself skilled in Obeah magic, puts a spell on the girl, which Takoo's rites, shattered by the white woman's stronger magic, are powerless to remove."e;de Lisser utilizes the conventions of a romantic entanglement to investigate and debate the wider socio-political issues within the novel that relate to colonialism, Jamaican identity and culture... The White Witch of Rosehall is a delightful read, written by an author who sought not only to entertain, but also to educate."e;-Donna-Marie Tuck, Society for Caribbean Studies Newsletter
Autoren-Porträt von Herbert G. de Lisser
Herbert George de Lisser was for some forty years editor of the Gleaner, the leading daily paper of the West Indies, and his influence on Jamaican thought and life were immeasurable. He was awarded the C.M.G. for his literary work; of his books, The White Witch of Rosehall is probably the best known. His style may be best summed up by quoting from a letter written to him by Somerset Maugham: 'I enjoyed your two books; they are full of life and character...They are also, a trait not too common in modern fiction, extremely readable.'
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- Autor: Herbert G. de Lisser
- 2016, Englisch
- Verlag: Normanby Press
- ISBN-10: 1786258471
- ISBN-13: 9781786258472
- Erscheinungsdatum: 27.01.2016
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