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• The Teacher speaks

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• IN THE CASTLE OF MY SKIN

  by George Lamming

  In another class, the boys were buzzing about the queen. The queen, the head teacher had mentioned. Queen Victoria. It...

• The Legitimacy of Codrington College

  by George Simmons

  Codrington College in Barbados, British West Indies. stands as a monument to its founder Christopher Codrington, the Younger. Munificent indeed...

• IF WHEN THEY BROUGHT THE NEWS

  by Kevyn Arthur

  If when they brought him the good news he said there is God in Heaven, think: In the village where...

• The Home of Heroes

  by Clyde Walcott

  The emerging nations of the world today usually find themselves caught up in a spate of exercises aimed at creating...

• Samuel Prescod: The Birth of A Hero

  by H.A. Vaughan

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• Of Age and Innocence

  by George Lamming

  'When did it happen, Ma?' Rowley asked, and they all turned to hear the old woman. 'A number will name...