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.

"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

• 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