This evangelical pamphlet contains three separately bound stories of slavery in the French Caribbean, each one illustrating a bible lesson. The first parable, entitled 'Jérome, Clet and Laurencin', describes three slaves in Martinique, who are tortured because they are suspected of making plans to escape to the British colonies. The second tells the story of two women who were left chained up in an attic for having disobeyed instructions and brought their babies to the cane field. The third story, set in Guadaloupe, describes a son forced to hold his elderly mother while she is beaten. Describing these "Colonial Martyrdoms", the text calls for the immediate abolition of slavery in the colonies. French nationalist pride is appealed to, as France is described as a country "devoted to noble causes", which has been left behind by British, Sweden, Denmark and Tunisia in the progression towards abolishing slavery (23).