Phyllis Shand Allfrey, a notable name in West Indian literature, was born in 1908 in the island of Dominica in the Caribbean. She is most famous for her only novel, 1953's The Orchid House, which was made in 1991 as a Channel 4 miniseries in the United Kingdom. West Indian literature is the term generally accepted for the literature of those territories in the English-speaking Caribbean formerly known as the British West Indies. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Channel 4 is a public service television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ...
In politics, she founded the Dominica Labour Party, and was also the only (woman) minister of the West Indies Federation. The Dominica Labour Party is a political party in Dominica. ... National motto: Official language English Political status Overseas territory of the UK Capital Chaguaramas Largest cities Kingston and Port of Spain Queen Elizabeth II Governor-General Patrick George Thomas Buchan-Hepburn Prime Minister Grantley Herbert Adams (West Indian Federation Labour Party) Creation January 3, 1958 (union of most of British...
She also ran and wrote for a newspaper, The Dominica Star, which lasted from 1965 until 1982. 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
She died in her native land in 1986. A posthumous collection of her short stories, It Falls Into Place (ISBN 0953222411), was published by Papillote Press in 2004. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in...
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