Dimensions
159 x 242 x 41mm
Jan Morris's magnificent book celebrates Wales and all things Welsh. It takes as its central event Owain Glyndwr's doomed rebellion against the English in the fifteenth century, but ranges from pre-history to the aftermath of 1997's historic devolution referendum. Written as a deeply personal study, it reflects the rich bilingual literature and folklore of Wales, the buildings and wonderfully varied landscapes, the national character and humour, the historical predicaments and the political condition of this small but extraordinary country. The book has become a classic since its first publication under the title New Matter of Wales. Now that Wales is reinventing itself as a new kind of nation, on the threshold of an altogether new future, the work has been imaginatively revised throughout and equipped with sixteen pages of illustrations.
