{"product_id":"the-great-deed-of-gwilym-bevan-paperback","title":"The Great Deed of Gwilym Bevan - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Gwynn Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAdam Pearce\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eT. Gwynn Jones\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Great Deed of Gwilym Bevan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Gwynn Jones (1871-1949) is one of the major literary figures of the Welsh language. He is best known as a poet, in which capacity he won the Chair at the National Eisteddfod in 1902 and again in 1909. However he was also a prolific writer of prose, completing eleven original novels, including \u003cem\u003eGorchest Gwilym Bevan\u003c\/em\u003e which first appeared as a serial in \u003cem\u003eYr Herald Cymraeg \u003c\/em\u003eduring 1899 and was published as a book later in the same year. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A new Welsh edition was published by Melin Bapur books in 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA novel with socialist themes, the story follows would-be suicide Gwilym Bevan as he takes a second chance at life, becoming the leader of a group of striking quarry workers in late 19th century Wales. Humour, politics and philosophy are all combined in an exciting page-turner from a master of Welsh prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis English translation by Adam Pearce is the first time \u003cem\u003eThe Great Deed of Gwilym Bevan \u003c\/em\u003ehas been made available in English, and the first publication in book form of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ean English translation of any novel by T. Gwynn Jones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslated from Cymraeg\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis series aims to bring the literary classics of the Welsh language to new English-reading audiences for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 198\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53212240838963,"sku":"9781917237000","price":24.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Md7-9WTW849781917237000_34a97161-d3cf-4e95-8aa0-769ff56b90a8.webp?v=1775709884","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-great-deed-of-gwilym-bevan-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}