A High Wind in Jamaica
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Set in the nineteenth century against a backdrop of island life and the vast surrounding seas, A High Wind in Jamaica is the gripping story of the Bas-Thornton children, whose parents send them back to England following a hurricane in the postcolonial Caribbean they call home. Having set sail, the children quickly fall into the hands of pirates. As their voyage continues, things take an awful turn. Narrated largely from the perspective of the children, the supposed innocents are not only the victims of amoral behaviour, but sometimes the perpetrators. Praised for its atypical and unsettling take on the truth of human nature, Richard Hughes' classic, first published in 1929, has been called one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century.
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Hughes, R., & Maloney, M. (2023). A High Wind in Jamaica. Unabridged. Canongate Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Hughes, Richard and Michael, Maloney. 2023. A High Wind in Jamaica. Canongate Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Hughes, Richard and Michael, Maloney, A High Wind in Jamaica. Canongate Books, 2023.
MLA Citation (style guide)Hughes, Richard, and Michael Maloney. A High Wind in Jamaica. Unabridged. Canongate Books, 2023.
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| title | A High Wind in Jamaica |
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| duration | 6h 14m 0s |
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| dateLastUpdated | Jul 10, 2025 06:32:46 PM |
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| Last File Modification Time | Jul 02, 2025 10:29:33 PM |
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