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Two Years in the French West Indies
Lafcadio Hearn · Harper & Brothers · 1890 · Originally in English · introductory
1880s eyewitness record of Martinican carnival, bèlè drumming, and creole social dance—rare primary evidence of
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Unknown. The work is attributed to Harper & Brothers as publisher; the author's identity has not been established from the information provided. This may be a travel narrative by a journalist, planter, merchant, or independent writer—a common genre of the period—but without access to the title page or preface, attribution cannot be confirmed.