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100 1 _aReid, Mayne,
_d1818-1883
245 1 4 _aThe Maroon
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2011-02-15
508 _aProduced by Nick Hodson of London, England
520 _a"The Maroon" by Captain Mayne Reid is a novel written in the mid-19th century. Set against the backdrop of Jamaica, the story revolves around life on a sugar estate called Mount Welcome, exploring themes of colonialism, slavery, and the supernatural. The narrative likely follows characters such as Loftus Vaughan, the estate's proprietor, and emphasizes the cultural and social tensions inherent to this historical setting. The opening of the book introduces Mount Welcome, detailing its lush surroundings and the great house, which serves as both a home and a symbol of power. We witness a vivid description of the estate's environment, which is steeped in beauty yet shadowed by the darker aspects of its history, including human sacrifices at the nearby Jumbe Rock and the practice of Obeah, a form of African folk magic. The narrative quickly establishes a tense atmosphere as Loftus Vaughan prepares for a trial against the myal-man, Chakra, who is accused of using Obeah. This trial, alongside the introduction of the estate's domestics and their interactions with Vaughan's daughter, hints at a layered conflict that will unfold throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aJamaica -- Fiction
653 _aPlantation life -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35295
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