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Friends of The Georgian Society of Jamaica (UK)
This site is intended for all visitors who are interested in Jamaica and the preservation of our heritage.

Videos: Hidden Treasures - Great Houses of Jamaica by Krystal Clear Productions

Suggestions for Background Reading On Jamaica

• The Rough Guide to Jamaica, written and researched by Polly Thomas and Thomas. A comprehensive and interesting background read to all aspects of Jamaica, with useful fairly up-to-date information on history, heritage sites, etc.
• Jamaican Houses: A Vanishing Legacy. Text by Geoffrey de Sola Pinto & drawings by Anghelen Arrington Phillips
• The Barretts of Jamaica - The family of Elizabeth Barrett Browning by R.A. Barrett
• Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean by Edward Kritzler, -- a deeply researched history of the Jews who fled Europe and found sanctuary in Jamaica.
• Lady Nugents Journal of her residence in Jamaica from 1801 to 1805 by Phillip Wright
• Kingston: A cultural and literary history by David Howard
• Dictionary of Place-Names in Jamaica by Inez-Knibb Sibley (includes the names of many properties).
• Jamaican Records: A research manual (a two part guide to genealogical and historical research using repositories in Jamaica and England).
• Journal of a West India Proprieter, 1815-17 by Matthew Lewis

Source: Georgian Jamaica, Friends of the Georgian Society of Jamaica Newsletter. Winter 2010-2011

Novels with a Jamaican Background

• Fever Hill by Michelle Paver is part of the Daughters of Eden Trilogy relevant to Trelawny, Jamaica

• Escape to Falmouth by Lena Joy Rose is a historical love story from the perspectives of a Cherokee Indian and African-American runaway slave that explores experiences of the Black Diaspora -- from the Southeast United States to post-emancipation Jamaica (Falmouth, Trelawny).
  
• The Long Song by Andrea Levy draws upon history to recall the island's slave rebellion of 1832.