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A high wind in Jamaica, Richard Hughes ; introduction by Francine Prose

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A high wind in Jamaica

Richard Hughes ; introduction by Francine Prose

"The dreamlike action of this masterpiece of concentrated narrative begins among the decayed plantation houses and overwhelming natural abundance of late-nineteenth-century Jamaica. It then moves on to the high seas, as Richard Huges tells the story of a group of children accidentally thrown upon the mercy of a crew of down-at-the-heel pirates. A tale of seduction and betrayal, of accommodation and manipulation, of weird humor and unforseen violence, this classic of twentieth-century literature is an unequaled exploration of the nature, and limits, of innocence."--Publisher description