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African short stories,

Tom Macdonald's African stories deal with varying aspects of life in Africa, from the city life and apartheid system of Johannesburg to the wilderness of Portuguese East Africa. Stories nos 131, 150, 154 and 163 were published between 1965 and 1973 in various magazines. Story no. 144 was written for a competition under the nom de plume 'Leribe'; and stories nos 205 and 210 were written under the name of Michael Jason. Stories nos 149 and 190 were written by Tom Macdonald as told to him by Harry Manners. They correspond to chapters from the novel 'Wild Eden' (nos 54-61). Story no. 151 corresponds to a chapter from the novel 'Son of Morning' (nos 19-20). Story no. 191 contains a letter (1968) concerning its publication, and there is a letter concerning the publication of stories nos 163 and 150 on the dorse of no. 172. There are extracts from other works by the author on the dorse of some stories, namely 'God's Secret' (nos 129, 161), 'No Trumps for diamonds' (no. 129), 'Teifi' (no. 151), and 'Jackie' (no. 216).

Short stories relating to Wales.

Many of these stories are autobiographical in nature and some are woven into Tom Macdonald's novels, The White Lanes of Summer and 'The Road to Tomorrow'. Stories nos 85, 86, 90, 106, 113 and 119 were broadcast by the BBC, 1965-79 and n.d. Stories nos 87a and 126 were published in a magazine. There are letters from the publishers on the dorse of some of the stories, concerning the publication of 'The Three Villages' (no. 70), 'No Bread on Table Mountain' (no. 84), 'The Little Goat' and 'Boomerang' (no. 122). There are extracts from other works by the author on the dorse of some stories, namely ' God's Secret' (nos 101, 118), 'Skolly' (112) and an article on the Roman goldmines (122).