Wilder Wales

Travellers' Tales 1610-1831

AvDavid Lloyd Owen

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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David Lloyd Owen introduces us to the breadth of travellers' tales from a mysterious and absorbing country in a fascinating compendium. A Wilder Wales highlights the astonishing transformation of Wales from poor rural backwater to the crucible of the industrial revolution and offers readers an insight into the ways in which outsiders viewed the land and its people.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-05-06
Mått:138 x 215 x 52 mm
Vikt:522 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:450
Förlag:Parthian Books
ISBN:9781913640781

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Socialhistoria och kulturhistoria inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

David Lloyd Owen was educated at Liverpool and Oxford. His family isfrom Llangrannog. He is a writer and water consultant, advising governments, multilateral institutions, companies, and banks about water policy, especially regarding finance and sustainability. Henow lives in Wales on the side of a hill above the Teifi at Newcastle Emlyn with his wife, Polly. As well as collecting books on Wales and South & Central Asia, he dabbles in rural life, writing, epicure and local politics, serving as Mayor of Cardigan in 2003-04.

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"A Wilder Wales is a rich fountain of cultural bounty..." AdamSomerset, Wales Arts Review"..an excellent introduction... both informative and thought-provoking.... This is a book to take on travels and to dip into — orindeed to devour..." - Heather James, Archaeologia Cambrensis

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgementsIntroduction 1. Early Visitations 2. Setting Out 3. The Journey 4. Eating and Sleeping 5. The Sublime, Romantic and Picturesque 6. Manners and Customs 7. Religion 8. Industry 9. North Wales 10. South Wales 11. A Riposte Bibliography Index 1 – People Index 2 – Places