Description:The first complete English translation of Daniel Owen's Straeon y Pentan (from the original 1895 Welsh version) will be published in October by Brown Cow Publishing in partnership with Y Lolfa, as part of the Daniel Owen Signature Series. Fireside Tales is a collection of nineteen short stories and character portraits, first published in Welsh. This new volume showcases the trademark quick wit and good-natured satire for which the Mold based author's novels are admired. Often based on popular urban legends of the period, Fireside Tales is full of fascinating, often funny, depictions of nineteenth century life in Wales including factory worker tricked into believing his head is expanding, a lonely shepherd experiences a frightening premonition, a young man finds himself in trouble when he is mistaken for a wanted criminal, and tragic consequences ensue when two young suitors pursue the same pretty girl.Populated by a cast of beautiful women, over-zealous preachers, gullible simpletons and the occasional ghost, Daniel Owen's Fireside Tales appears this year in English for the first time. Intended to be read by the fireside on long Victorian evenings, this book is sure to bring welcome warmth to our modern lives.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Fireside Tales (Daniel Owen Signature). To get started finding Fireside Tales (Daniel Owen Signature), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Description: The first complete English translation of Daniel Owen's Straeon y Pentan (from the original 1895 Welsh version) will be published in October by Brown Cow Publishing in partnership with Y Lolfa, as part of the Daniel Owen Signature Series. Fireside Tales is a collection of nineteen short stories and character portraits, first published in Welsh. This new volume showcases the trademark quick wit and good-natured satire for which the Mold based author's novels are admired. Often based on popular urban legends of the period, Fireside Tales is full of fascinating, often funny, depictions of nineteenth century life in Wales including factory worker tricked into believing his head is expanding, a lonely shepherd experiences a frightening premonition, a young man finds himself in trouble when he is mistaken for a wanted criminal, and tragic consequences ensue when two young suitors pursue the same pretty girl.Populated by a cast of beautiful women, over-zealous preachers, gullible simpletons and the occasional ghost, Daniel Owen's Fireside Tales appears this year in English for the first time. Intended to be read by the fireside on long Victorian evenings, this book is sure to bring welcome warmth to our modern lives.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Fireside Tales (Daniel Owen Signature). To get started finding Fireside Tales (Daniel Owen Signature), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.