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  • Dudley J. Thompson - Book Launch (Copy 4)
  • Books-Marketing; Authors, Jamaican; Thompson, Dudley J.
  • Another version of the overview of Dudley Thompson's book, which looks at significant contributors to black history. It also gives an insight into what motivated him to write this book. This version has handwritten annotations.
  • Dudley Thompson Collection
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  • Dudley J. Thompson - Book Launch
  • Books-Marketing; Authors, Jamaican; Thompson, Dudley J.
  • A draft overview of Dudley Thompson's book, which looks at significant contributors to black history. It also gives an insight into what motivated him to write this book.
  • Dudley Thompson Collection
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  • Don't stop me laughing
  • Love stories ; Adultery ; Man-woman relationships
  • Although Sherry has another man, she is having an affair with Silver but the relationship is becoming impossible and likely to end although Silver insists he wants it to last forever. For one, she still feels some commitment to her man Jim, but...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Buddies
  • Love stories ; Jealousy ; Violence
  • Aston and Rufus were friends until the day they quarreled over Silvie, Aston’s girl. He felt that Rufus was being too friendly with her and so in a jealous rage Aston attacked his friend. Rufus was prepared to continue the fight until, battered and...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Background to Arthur
  • Best friends ; Biographical fiction
  • The author recalls the life story of his best friend, Arthur, who grew up in a church orphanage that believed in raising “ children on religion and starvation”. The harsh cruelty with which he was treated as a child and later hardships in life did...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Art in Jamaica today
  • Art, Jamaican
  • The writer, in an opinion piece, discusses the state of art in Jamaica at the time of writing. Among other things, he notes the lack of a distinctive type of art that can be labeled Jamaican and the tendency for critics to over-praise mediocre work...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • A yellow leaf
  • Love stories ; Man-woman relationships
  • A thirty-six year old man find himself developing a passion for a blossoming soon-to be seventeen year-old and he is not sure what to do about it. Sensing that his feelings are being reciprocated, he ponders the many ramifications of such a...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • A Man can laugh
  • Boxing ; Love stories
  • Having just won the boxing match, Nick did not like listening to Spink, his manager, telling him that he would only be good for a few more fights because his legs were giving out. Nick’s uncertainty about the nature of the relationship between his...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • A Hole in his shoes
  • Crime
  • The killer had made a spectacular jail break and an even more unbelievable escape from the hotel where the police had him cornered. Despite his bravado, the end came as he was cut down by the police, one of whom expressed surprise that the nattily...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • A hole in his shoe
  • Crime
  • The killer had made a spectacular jail break and an even more unbelievable escape from the hotel where the police had him cornered. Despite his bravado, the end came as he was cut down by the police, one of whom expressed surprise that the nattily...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles

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