William Jones (novel)
Appearance
![]() 1945 edition | |
Author | T. Rowland Hughes |
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Translator | Richard Ruck (Gwasg Aberystwyth edition, 1953) |
Language | Welsh |
Genre | Novel |
Publisher | Gwasg Aberystwyth |
Publication date | 1944 |
Publication place | Wales |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 268 pages |
William Jones is a
quarryman in Gwynedd who decides to leave his community to look for work in the coal mines of South Wales
. It describes the tough lives of the quarrymen at the beginning of the twentieth century.
A quote from the book, ”Cadw dy blydi chips!” (
Welsh literature.[1]
References
- ^ Mark Rees, The Little Book of Welsh Culture, The History Press, 2016, p.1987