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                                    London Fictions: 1950 - 1980


                                    Great London novels over this thirty years, among them:


                                    ·        Alexander Baron, Rosie Hogarth, 1951 - posted

                                    ·        Margery Allingham, The Tiger in the Smoke, 1952

                                    ·        Samuel Selvon, The Lonely Londoners, 1956 - being written

                                    ·     Colin Macinnes, City of Spades, 1957 - posted

                                    ·        Colin Macinnes, Absolute Beginners, 1959 - posted

                                    ·        Lynne Reid Banks, The L-Shaped Room, 1960 - being written

                                    .     Terry Taylor, Baron's Court, All Change, 1961 - posted

                                    ·        Alexander Baron, The Lowlife, 1963 - being written

                                    ·        Nell Dunn, Up the Junction, 1963

                                    ·        Waguih Ghali, Beer in the Snooker Club, 1964 - posted