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  • You can't be too careful
  • Family relationships ; Fear
  • The Mistress of the house is filled with suspicion and uncertainty so mcuh so that she is afraid of displeasing a fussy husband, causing him to retreat in a painful aloofness. She fears becoming a social failure because of some guache behaviour>...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Marcus Garvey and the Early Rastafarians: Continuity and Discontinuity
  • Garvey, Marcus, 1887-1940-Influence;Rastafari movement; Black nationalism-History-20th century; Blacks-Politics and government-20th century.
  • This paper examines the political aspects of the origins of the Rastafarian movement at a time when the Garvey movement was in decline in the 1930s. Its main intentions are to .underscore ways in which Garveyism has affected the evolution of...
  • Rupert Lewis Collection
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  • The Witch
  • Obeah ; Witchcraft ; Loneliness
  • Old Mother Beck, the village obeah woman, is feared by all and loved by none. The villagers resort to her to regain their lost love, to cast spells on their rivals, and to compel others to do their will. She survives on what they pay her and so she...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • PUBLIC OPINION _Vol.1 _No.37_October 30,1937
  • Public opinion-Jamaica-20th century; Jamaica-Government and politics-Periodicals; Jamaica-Social life and customs; Public health-Jamaica; Obeah (Cult)-Jamaica; Drinking of alcoholic beverages-Jamaica; Short stories (Caribbean)-Jamaica; Performing...
  • A weekly Jamaican newspaper in the 1930s which provides news and views about politics; sports; lifestyle; entertainment; culture; and more
  • Newspapers - Public Opinion
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  • PUBLIC OPINION _Vol.1 _No.36_October 23,1937
  • Public opinion-Jamaica-20th century; Jamaica-Government and politics-Periodicals; Public health-Jamaica; Jamaica-Social life and customs; Obeah (Cult)-Jamaica; Jamaica-Social conditions; Jamaica-Economic conditions; Drinking of alcholic...
  • A weekly Jamaican newspaper in the 1930s which provides news and views about politics; sports; lifestyle; entertainment; culture; and more
  • Newspapers - Public Opinion
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  • Drums in the night
  • Witchcraft ; Obeah
  • The sounds of the drums in the distance tortured her robbing her of her security and of her beloved Tom. Together they had openly mocked the power of the obeah men when they first came to the village, but all that changed when crops began to fail,...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Coincidence or ducks
  • Witchcraft ; Obeah ; Ghost stories
  • Sam finally decides to shoot his neigbour’s troublesome ducks which won’t keep out of his yard, but his severe action incurs the wrath of their owner, Miss Harkness, who many believes can work obeah. Despite their doubts, due to the many strange...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Storm Warning
  • Hurricanes
  • A hurricane is approaching and already the heavy rains are causing physical destruction and severe hardship for the people. For example, Silver has a terrible toothache and because of the storm he is unable to get to the dentist; Pinkie, desperate...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • World's End
  • Death; Loss; Fathers and sons
  • The old man’s world seems to have come to an end with the death of his donkey, his only means of making a living. As he and his son inform the regular customers on his donkey cart route, a few show sympathy but most appear indifferent. Only when he...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles

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