Project Gutenberg 2011-02-15 Public domain in the USA. 234 Reid, Mayne 1818 1883 Mayne-Reid, Captain Reid, Thomas Mayne The Maroon Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "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.) Reading ease score: 70.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Jamaica -- Fiction Plantation life -- Fiction PR PZ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: Novels 1122437 2025-06-14T11:20:27.035036 text/html 1162046 2011-02-15T10:50:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 403421 2011-02-15T10:50:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 482757 2025-06-14T11:20:43.401900 application/epub+zip 502884 2025-06-14T11:20:30.168953 application/epub+zip 502883 2025-06-14T11:20:28.356002 application/epub+zip 917903 2025-06-14T11:20:54.249344 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 828039 2025-06-14T11:20:42.096875 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 798850 2022-09-16T08:01:11.324051 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1058709 2025-06-14T11:20:25.256991 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1058616 2011-02-15T10:50:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 405881 2011-02-15T10:50:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18753 2025-06-14T11:20:54.417338 application/rdf+xml 10004 2025-06-14T11:20:28.971944 image/jpeg 2830 2025-06-14T11:20:28.662965 image/jpeg 459398 2025-06-14T11:20:27.128997 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia