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Llyfrau | Books

• Faithful Hound - Beddgelert and the Truth About Its Legend

  

  Beddgelert's best known attribute is also the supposed explanation of its name, the grave of Gelert, traditionally the faithful hound of Llywelyn the Great, slain by him in a rash moment.

  £5.50

• Coracle Family of the World, The

  

  The book explains - and illustrates - the difference between coracles on rivers in Wales and England, looks at the Scottish and Irish versions of the craft, and then at the coracles of Europe, the Middle East, and Asia - especially at Vietnam, the only place in the world where coracles are thriving.

  £6.95

• Travels of a Welsh Preacher in the USA

  

  In 1883 a Welsh Methodist Minister, William Davies Evans, published his book Dros Gyfanfor a Chyfandir ('Across Ocean and Continent'), describing his travels in the United States. This publication is the first English translation from the original Welsh text.

  £12.00

• Voyages of the Celtic Saints

  

  An account of the voyages and maritime navigations of the saints during the early Middle Ages. These voyages linked the Celtic societies of western Britain, Ireland and Brittany with Christian centres of the Mediterranean such as Rome, Athens, Egypt and Palestine.

  £7.50

• Children's War, The: Evacuees on a North Pembrokeshire Farm

  

  The history of evacuees in northern Pembrokeshire during the Second World War. Ken Foskett's early days were spent in Norwood, near London, and it was from here that he and his sister were evacuated to a hillside farm in Pembrokeshire at the start of the Second World War.

  £9.50

• Llywelyn Bren (Compact History of Welsh Heroes)

  

  An account of the revolt of Llywelyn Bren of Morgannwg in the 14th century.

  £5.00

• Standing Stones of North-Western Wales, The

  

  A highly interesting volume tracing the history and significance of the standing stones of north-western Wales, especially their possible association with ley lines, trackways, burial sites and astronomy.

  £5.50

• Young Republicans, The

  

  A record of the personalities, activities and articles of the Welsh Republican Movement and its achievements and influence on the national politics of our country.

  £1.00 Ar Sêl! | On Sale!

  Prīs Gwreiddiol | R.R.P.: £7.50

• Parochial Lives

  

  An entertaining collection of biographies of eight Welsh Victorian clergy, comprising an analysis of their parochial, ecclesiastical and cultural activities together with an appreciation of their literary compositions.

  £2.00 Ar Sêl! | On Sale!

  Prīs Gwreiddiol | R.R.P.: £6.75

• History of Policing in North Wales, The

  

  A history of the county constabularies of north Wales, and the latter North Wales Police. It charts the history of the last 150 years.

  £11.50