Project Gutenberg 2004-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 331 Hearn, Lafcadio 1850 1904 Koizumi, Yakumo Hearn, Patrick Lafcadio Xiaoquan, Bayun Two Years in the French West Indies Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Richard Farris and David Widger "Two Years in the French West Indies" by Lafcadio Hearn is a travel narrative composed in the late 19th century. The work chronicles Hearn's encounters and experiences during his two-year stay in Martinique, exploring the island's culture, landscapes, and people, capturing its enchanting allure and vibrant life through a reflective lens. At the start of the narrative, Hearn describes his journey from New York to the vibrant Caribbean, detailing the sensory experiences onboard the ship, including the vivid colors of the sea and sky. His writing conveys a sense of wonder as he observes the changing hues of the water and the breathtaking sunsets, setting the stage for the exploration of the islands to come. The opening portion serves as an immersive introduction to Hearn’s journey, emphasizing the beauty and charm of the region, while hinting at the deeper cultural observations that will follow in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/6381/6381-h/images/titlepage.jpg en Martinique -- Description and travel Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904 -- Travel -- Martinique F2001 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 904034 903755 2024-10-03T09:00:55.875439 2023-10-03T08:16:14.246632 text/html text/html 906608 2012-11-21T12:07:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 6495777 2012-11-21T12:09:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 6669927 2024-10-03T09:01:05.697933 application/epub+zip 6686658 2024-10-03T09:00:57.352932 application/epub+zip 400451 2024-10-03T09:00:56.539963 application/epub+zip 6892798 2024-10-03T09:01:12.538847 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6842812 2024-10-03T09:01:04.938857 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 563897 2022-09-03T11:36:41.269567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 776096 776070 2024-10-03T09:00:54.143446 2023-10-03T08:16:12.631593 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 773710 2012-08-23T11:29:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 313755 2012-08-23T11:31:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 773721 2012-08-23T11:28:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 312511 2012-08-23T11:31:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21373 2024-10-03T09:01:12.685961 application/rdf+xml 8115 2024-10-03T09:00:56.658922 image/jpeg 1801 2024-10-03T09:00:56.602900 image/jpeg 6537379 2024-10-03T09:00:56.090927 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia