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Issue Details: First known date: 1938... 1938 The Negroes Begin at Calais : A Novel
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A young English couple cross to the continent to join a group which, financed by a rich woman owner of a magazine he edits, is to tour various countries to promote international understanding.

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    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Heinemann ,       1938 .
      Extent: 291p.
      Note/s:
      • Epigraph: "Alas! the great Italian, who knows so many things, can he have forgotten that for every self-respecting Englishman, for every well-bred islander, in short, for every real gentleman, the negroes begin at Calais?" - translated from an article by Henri Beraud in the Paris weekly, Gringoire, of October 13, 1935.
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Works about this Work

A Droll Journey 1938 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 16 November vol. 59 no. 3066 1938; (p. 2)
— Review of The Negroes Begin at Calais : A Novel Frederick Howard , 1938 single work novel
A Droll Journey 1938 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 16 November vol. 59 no. 3066 1938; (p. 2)
— Review of The Negroes Begin at Calais : A Novel Frederick Howard , 1938 single work novel
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