Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery

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Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery

by George Borrow

EN·~21 hours·115 chapters

Chapters

115 total

WILD WALES

0:34

NOTE

0:18

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

0:55

INTRODUCTORY

11:08

CHAPTER I

10:47

CHAPTER II

9:28

CHAPTER III

9:58

CHAPTER IV

11:20

CHAPTER V

12:16

CHAPTER VI

8:13

Description

In this richly detailed travelogue the author wanders through the valleys, mountains and rugged coastlines that give Wales its enduring nickname, “the wild.” Along the way he introduces the Cymry, the people who speak a tongue older than English and cling fiercely to their traditions. The narrative weaves together folklore, place‑names and the striking geography that has shaped a nation of poets and rebels.

Guided by a series of vivid sketches and early photographs, the listener follows the author’s footsteps from the mist‑shrouded peaks of Snowdon to the ancient stones of Strata Florida. He recounts encounters with local storytellers, visits to market towns, and the lingering echoes of historic battles that still colour the landscape. As the journey unfolds, the book invites you to hear the voices of a land where every hill and river carries a story waiting to be discovered.

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Language

en

Duration

~21 hours (1259K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

1996-09-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

George Borrow

George Borrow

1803–1881

An adventurous 19th-century English writer, traveler, and gifted linguist, he turned years of wandering into vivid books that still feel energetic and unusual today. He is best known for "The Bible in Spain" and for the semi-autobiographical works "Lavengro" and "The Romany Rye."

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