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Cyril Lionel Robert James (4 January 190119 May 1989) was a journalist, and a prominent socialist theorist and writer.

Birth and early career

Born in Trinidad, he attended the Queen's Royal College on the island before becoming a cricket journalist and also writing fiction. In 1932, he moved to Nelson in Lancashire, England in the hope of furthering his literary career. There, he worked for the Manchester Guardian and helped the cricketer Learie Constantine write his autobiography.

Related Topics:
Trinidad - Queen's Royal College - Cricket - Journalist - 1932 - Nelson - Lancashire - England - Manchester Guardian - Learie Constantine - Autobiography

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