The Lonely Londoners
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All Themes Racism Romance and Sex Immigration and Community Upward Mobility
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All Characters Moses Galahad (Henry Oliver) Cap (Captain) Tolroy Tanty Bessy Lewis Bart (Bartholomew) Daniel Big City Five Past Twelve Harris Agnes Beatrice Ma (Tolroy’s Mother) The Reporter
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The Lonely Londoners

by

Sam Selvon
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During the summer, the West Indian immigrants of The Lonely Londoners go to Hyde Park to fraternize with white women, often pairing off with them to have sex. Because the park is charged with so…

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