Recent Publications on Guyana

 

(1)     GLIMPSES OF VICTORIAN BRITISH GUIANA

           Compiled by Inge Veecock (68 pp. softback)

 

Glimpses of Victorian British Guiana is a compilation of cartoons that

appeared during the 1890s in the Georgetown newspaper THE ARGOSY.  The British Library gave permission to reproduce the cartoons from their microfilms available for research at their newspaper Library.  The cartoons satirize the social attitudes Prevailing at the time.  They are grouped in five sections:  plantation Management, Language, The Work of the Parson, The demon Rum and Meeting each other.    Dedication to Sister Mary Noel Menezes, RSM, formerly Professor of History at the University of Guyana, the book contains a potted history of Guyana, together with an appendix of Sources which includes translations of those parts of  the captions in Creoles and Scottish for readers unfamiliar with those dialects.

 

p  Copies at £3.80 + £1.10 for postage and packing may be obtained from Inge  Veecock tel no. 0208 579 4049, email:  vee8di@waitrose.com

 

 

(2)   TIMELINESS OF GUYANESE HISTORY 1498-2006

A Chronological GuiDe to over 1,500 major Events organised in 23 Subjects By Lal Balkaran  LBA Publications, 18 Portsmouth Drive, borough, Ontario MIC 5EI, Canada.

E.mail: lalbalkaran@rogers.com

 

(3)   GUYANESE ACHIEVERS IN THE UK 

 By Vidur Dindayal A book containing inspiring biographies of leaders in the

community in government, the professions and industry. Publisher

Trafford Price £21.00

Website www.trafford.com/6-2300

 

  

(4)   GUYANA THEATRE GUILD REBIRTH APPEAL

 

 “Many of the older generation will recall that the playhouse in Kingston was once the centre of a flourishing theatrical group of actors  and actresses,

producers, directors and other who loved theatre. The plan is to rebuild the theatre, including the installation of a balcony,  by the end of the year at which time theatrical productions will convene” – David de Caires, Chairman Trustees of the Theatre  Guild.

  

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