A number of very important works of literature in the Caribbean that might have been out of print became available in Klaus Reprint, and were republished in Germany in 1970. These included the Trinidadian journals Trinidad (1929-31) and the Beacon (1931-39) and such Guyanese works as Norman Cameron’s The Evolution of the Negro and the anthology Guianese Poetry 1831-1931 edited by Cameron. These are publications of considerable significance in the literature of the Caribbean and of Guyana, given new life by the Klaus Reprint. They might not have been lost otherwise, but were certainly made more readily available and afforded greater prominence.
Similar immeasurable service has been given to Guyanese literature and history by the Caribbean Press in the works it has produced so far. The publications of this press have included The Guyana Classics Series – a selection of works already published but which might have gone out of print.
These were selected because of their importance to the national literature, the prominent contributions they have
