Maroon Medicine

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Maroon Medicine (1905) is a short story collection by E. A. Dodd. Published by the All Jamaica Library under the pseudonym E. Snod, Maroon Medicine was the first collection of short stories written by a Caribbean author. Inspired by Anansi, a spider-trickster spirit from West African folklore, Maroon Medicine is a highly original work of fiction that paved the way for generations of fiction writers across the Caribbean. An a what me got fe Chrismas bar dis little maugre pig Me cawfee no sell well, and me premento don bear, a what me got Me we have to do sompin Mr. Watson, a rather weak man with little talent for farming, is desperate to earn money before Christmas. When his neighbor stops by to chat, he hears how the mans wife has been struggling to overcome a debilitating illness through a series of herbal medicines. Suggesting he knows more than he does about herbs and other native ingredients, Watson realizes there is money to be made in healing the sickor at least in trying. Soon, he gets his business off the ground. The four stories of this collectionMaroon Medicine, Paccy rum, Red cock, and Courting of the dudescapture the wit and determination of Mr. Watson, a character who does his best to get by with the little he has. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of E. A. Dodds Maroon Medicine is a classic of Jamaican literature reimagined for modern readers.

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E. A. Dodd is the author of Maroon Medicine (1905), a collection of short stories on working class life in Jamaica. Originally written under the pseudonym E. Snod, the collection appeared as part of a series of novellas and short stories published by the All Jamaica Library, an influential press established in 1903 by Jamaican poet, novelist, and editor Thomas MacDermot.