books.google.co.uk - In October 1887 the writer and translator Lafcadio Hearn sailed from New York to Martinique, where he fell under the spell of the island and its people. Intending to stay only a few months, he remained there for two years, immersed in Martinique's vibrant culture and tropical beauty. The result was one...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Two_Years_in_the_French.html?id=6zuMSUGG4m8C&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareTwo Years in the French