The Lonely Londoners
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- 1
- First edition
- Wingate, 1956
The first edition of The Lonely Londoners by Samuel Selvon was published in London by Wingate in 1956. We track 1 edition.
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- 8 on Open Library, 7 in English
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- Articles in 1 language
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Who published the first edition of The Lonely Londoners?
The first edition of The Lonely Londoners by Samuel Selvon was published in London by Wingate in 1956.
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