CHAPTER I. THE ISLAND 1

" II. POPULATION 14

" III. A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ISLAND 39

" IV. THE BEGINNINGS OF THE REBELLION 65

" V. HISTORY OF REBELLION UP-TO-DATE 93

" VI. HAVANA AND THE HAVANESE 121

" VII. MATANZAS 148

" VIII. CIENFUEGOS 161

" IX. TRINIDAD AND SANTIAGO DE CUBA 173

" X. SOME WEIRD STORIES 193

" XI. PLANTATION LIFE 205

" XII. AN ISLE OF JUNE--A CONTRAST 224

APPENDIX I. THE BOYHOOD OF COLUMBUS 237

" II. SOME UNEDITED DOCUMENTS CONNECTED WITH THE HISTORY OF THE WEST INDIES 257

ILLUSTRATIONS.

_Portrait of Columbus_ _Frontispiece_

HAVANA _to face_ 121

MATANZAS " 148

SANTIAGO " 173

MAP OF CUBA _at end of Book_

CUBA PAST AND PRESENT