ABSTRACT

When Henry Clarke died in 1907 his obituary described him as an Englishman, yet he had only spent the first 19 years of his life in England, the next 60 being spent in Jamaica. He was a teacher, a cleric politician, a businessman, an inventor, and the father of eleven children. He left behind an extraordinary amount of writing, including a six volume diary upon which this biography is based.

chapter 1|10 pages

Early Days

chapter 2|12 pages

Tormented in Jamaica 1847–51

chapter 3|12 pages

Making a New Start 1851–55

chapter 4|10 pages

Preaching and Inventing 1856–65

chapter 5|6 pages

Rebellion 1865

chapter 7|10 pages

Not a Friend in the World 1874–80

chapter 8|12 pages

No Way Forward, No Turning Back 1880–84

chapter 9|10 pages

Family Woes 1885–93

chapter 10|10 pages

A Preacher in Politics 1894–97

chapter 11|6 pages

An International Audience 1897–98

chapter 12|10 pages

Unfulfilled Old Age 1898–1903

chapter 13|10 pages

Alone Again 1903–7