A full and graphic description of the destruction of the city of St. Pierre with chapters covering all the great volcanic eruptions since the days of Pompeii.
The beautiful island wherein Paul and Virginia found such a haven of beauty and content, the scene of a tragedy that surpasses even the imaginative description of Bulwer in his story "The Last Days of Pompeii."
Scenes amid the ruins painted with an eloquent but sympathetic pen.
Travels through the island of Martinique and contiguous islands of volcanic formation which are in danger of being destroyed as was Krakatoa in the Pacific, 1883. Interesting descriptions of the life of these islands, the climate, products, etc.
The natives, their vocations, habits and humors illustrated with photography by Mr E.A. Lee, taken during an extended tour of several months through the islands of Martinique, St. Vincent, Barbadoes, and all the other islands in the group effected by the present seismic disturbance.