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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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  • My purpose holds, or needle needle...
  • Dreams
  • The author writes about his life long desire to find “…a refined milkmaid who wished to correspond with a gentleman interested in paper-chase, and other field sports, etchings and in-door games.” To his utter delight, he comes across such an ad one...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • The miracle
  • Family relationships ; Man-woman relationships
  • Henry finally came around to accepting the hard labour in the field as his lot, although he had tried very hard to escape the rut. However, he felt guilty of having his wife, a former teacher who could have married better, sharing it with him all...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Still life with Oleanders
  • Family relations; Death ; Childhood and youth
  • Thaddeus, a young boy, mourns the passing of his grandmother as he soon realizes that his life is about to change and those of his adult relatives too who must each work through their own problems brought on by the old lady’s death.
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Firewood
  • Fear ; Fathers and sons
  • The boy had many fears including that of his harsh, domineering father who constantly yelled at him and threatened to “ …take a piece of stick to his behind…” even as they laboured side by side in the field. Left alone in the dark to carry the...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Marry in haste
  • Love stories
  • Helen is reluctant to marry before she has had a chance to enjoy life, but when Bill ends their relationship, gradually the anticipated fun of playing the field palls. Luckily for Helen, her mother knows exactly what to do to get the lovers back...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • West Indian Sportsman 1969 Vol. 22 Nos. 2 & 3
  • Sports-Periodicals; Sports-Caribbean Area; Sports-Social aspects; Cricket for women-Jamaica; Golf-Tournaments-Jamaica; Tennis-Tournaments; British Commonwealth Games (9th: 1970 : Edingburgh. Scotland); Track and field athletes- Great Britain;...
  • Sports journal of the Caribbean. It provides news, analysis, commentaries and updates on many sports including cricket, football, tennis and more.
  • West Indian Sportsman
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  • West Indian Sportsman 1966 Vol. 21 No. 2
  • Sports-Periodicals; Sports-Caribbean Area; Sports-Social aspects; Beauty contests-Jamaica; Seaga, Edward P.G.; Central American and Caribbean Games (10th:1966:San Juan, Puerto Rico); Track and field athletes-Jamaica; Soccer-Economic Aspects;...
  • Sports journal of the Caribbean. It provides news, analysis, commentaries and updates on many sports including cricket, football, tennis and more.
  • West Indian Sportsman
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  • West Indian Sportsman 1966 Vol. 21 No. 9
  • Sports-Periodicals; Sports-Caribbean Area; Sports-Social aspects; British Empire and Commonwealth Games (8th: 1966: Kingston, Jamaica); Track and field athletes-Jamaica; Cricket-India; Cricket-West Indies; Cycling-Jamaica
  • Sports journal of the Caribbean. It provides news, analysis, commentaries and updates on many sports including cricket, football, tennis and more.
  • West Indian Sportsman

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