Discovering Welsh Graves, 9780708317921
Paperback
This text refers to more than 300 Welsh graves and discusses not so much about the graves themselves but about the people buried in them. It provides potted biographies of the individuals involved and offers some intriguing juxtapositions.

Discovering Welsh Graves

  • Paperback

    160 pages

  • Release Date

    13 February 2003

Summary

This new and unusual Pocket Guide refers to more than 300 Welsh graves of the famous and not so famous. They are grouped in convenient geographical areas using the current local government boundaries and there is guidance on how to find the graves themselves. The book is not so much about the graves themselves (although where they are particularly notable there are photographs and descriptions) but about the people buried in them. It thus provides potted biographies of the individuals invo…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780708317921
ISBN-10:0708317928
Series:Pocket Guides
Author:Alun Roberts
Publisher:University of Wales Press
Imprint:University of Wales Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:160
Release Date:13 February 2003
Weight:204g
Dimensions:190mm x 123mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘This is a most enjoyable piece of work… The style is witty and the anecdotes delightful.’ John Davies. ‘A book to lift the spirits… The selection is refreshingly wide…As a practical guidebook Discovering Welsh Graves functions admirable…Altogether an engrossing directory, well worth a place in the glove compartment of any historically minded motorist.’ Planet. ‘ … a fascinating introduction, an appetite-whetter, a book to dip into… ’ (Welsh History Review)

About The Author

Alun Roberts

Alun Roberts is the Director of the NHS liaison unit at the University of Wales College of Medicine and has a PhD in Modern History from the University of Leeds.

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