Cripps met James at a dinner party in London. James was a supporter of Trotsky, who had been expelled from the U.S.S.R. by Stalin. James and some dinner guests formed a group of Trotskyites who met at James's home to discuss world affairs.
"Letters from London collects these essays for the first time in seventy years. It is an essential record of a crucial period in James's life.
A resurrected 'classic', this book provides a hitherto inaccessible picture of the young man during his formative period.