At Last: A Christmas in the West Indies

Name: At Last: A Christmas in the West Indies
Author: Charles Kingsley

At Last: A Christmas in the West Indies by Charles Kingsley is a short story that takes place during the holiday season. The main character, Mr. Kingsley, travels to the Caribbean islands and experiences the local culture and traditions of the region. He describes the festive atmosphere and the joyful celebrations that take place throughout the islands.

By Charles Kingsley · First published 2023 · Genre: Travel literature, Non-fiction, Historical · 17 chapters · 177,090 words

First lines

At last we, too, were crossing the Atlantic. At last the dream of forty years, please God, would be fulfilled, and I should see (and happily, not alone) the West Indies and the Spanish Main. From childhood I had studied their Natural History, their charts, their Romances, and alas! their Tragedies; and now, at last, I was about to compare books with facts, and judge for myself of the reported wonders of the Earthly Paradise. We could scarce believe the evidence of our own senses when they told us that we were surely on board a West Indian steamer, and could by no possibility get off it again, save into the ocean, or on the farther side of the ocean; and it was not till the morning of the second day, the 3d of December, that we began to be thoroughly aware that we were on the old route of Westward-Ho, and far out in the high seas, while the Old World lay behind us like a dream.

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Work type: Novel
Author: Charles Kingsley
Date: 2023 CE
Language: English
Genres: Travel literature, Non-fiction, Historical, Cultural, Holiday
Length: 177,090 words
Structure: 17 chapters, 1,432 paragraphs
Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)

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Genres

Travel literature — The book is primarily a travelogue based upon Charles Kingsley's voyage to the West Indies.
Non-fiction — The book is based on, and recounts, real events and journeys made by the author.
Historical — The work provides an in-depth look at the West Indies during the Victorian Era, providing historical context.
Cultural — The book explores the culture, lifestyle, and traditions of the West Indies.