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Following her father’s death, Noel is drawn to a life of public service. After completing her education, she becomes a teacher for poor black children. As she gets closer to adulthood, however, she begins to dream of marriage, but feels torn between her personal desires and the needs of her students. Becka’s Buckra Baby (1904) is a novel by Thomas MacDermot.

The All Jamaican Library was a publishing house created with the intention of providing indigenous Jamaicans the space to write about Jamaica. Comprising two novellas, a collection of short stories, and one full novel, the short lived imprint laid the foundation of modern Caribbean writing as it is known today.

The All Jamaican Library was a publishing house created with the intention of providing indigenous Jamaicans the space to write about Jamaica. Comprising two novellas, a collection of short stories, and one full novel, the short lived imprint laid the foundation of modern Caribbean writing as it is known today.

Compared to the average Jamaican woman, Liberta Passley seems to have it all. Wealth, beauty, youth, and the admiration of her peers-what more could she want? Deep in her heart, however, Liberta feels like "the most unhappy woman in Kingston" because of one thing: her mixed racial heritage. One Brown Girl and ¿ (1909) is a novel by Thomas MacDermot.

Compared to the average Jamaican woman, Liberta Passley seems to have it all. Wealth, beauty, youth, and the admiration of her peers—what more could she want? Deep in her heart, however, Liberta feels like “the most unhappy woman in Kingston” because of one thing: her mixed racial heritage. One Brown Girl and ¼ (1909) is a novel by Thomas MacDermot.

Becka's Buckra Baby (1904) is a novel by Thomas MacDermot. Published under his pseudonym Tom Redcam by the All Jamaica Library, Becka's Buckra Baby is a tragic story of race and class set in Jamaica. Understated and ironic, the novel critiques the social conditions of Jamaica under British colonialism. Mixing English with patois, MacDermot sheds light on the disparities between the island's black and white communities, crafting a story now rec...