Books by Maria Nugent
Lady Nugent’s Journal of Her Residence in Jamaica from 1801-1805
by Maria Nugent
A prim and rather proper presence, Lady Nugent describes the Jamaican plantocracy, their vast planter meals and sexual gropings, in tones of fastidious disgust. Interestingly, she refers to slaves as ‘sufferers’.
Interviews where books by Maria Nugent were recommended
The best books on Jamaica, recommended by Ian Thomson
From two 19th century journals, to historical fiction, to reportage on Jamaicans living in London in the 1950s to the island’s music, British travel writer Ian Thomson, author of The Dead Yard: Tales of Modern Jamaica, recommends a broad range of books that shed light on Jamaica.
