Continuing the Parthian New Welsh Short Fiction series, this work is an anthology of contemporary Welsh writing with 55 short stories from the best of new short fiction. Writers include Leonora Britto, Sian Preece, Anna Hinds, Alun Richards, Meic Stephens, John Sam Jones and Lloyd Rees.
Lewis Davies Libri


Radnorshire
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- 7 ore di lettura
This guide to Radnorshire by Lewis Davies was first published in 1912 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. The peninsula of Fferllys. The place of Radnor in Wales. The name - its origin and meaning; 2. General characteristics; 3. Size. Shape. Boundaries. Detached portions; 4. Surface and general features; 5. Rivers and watershed. The smaller streams; 6. The Wye - (a) main stream; 7. The Wye - (b) tributaries; 8. Lakes and reservoirs; 9. Fisheries; 10. Geology and soil; 11. Natural history; 12. Climate and rainfall; 13. People - race, settlements, population; 14. Agriculture - main cultivations, woodlands, stock; 15. Industries and manufactures; 16. Mines and minerals; 17. History of the county; 18. Antiquities - (a) prehistoric and Roman; 19. Antiquities - (b) Irish and Saxon; 20. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical; 21. Architecture - (b) military; 22. Architecture - (c) domestic; 23. Communications - past and present. Roads, railways; 24. Administration and divisions - ancient and modern; 25. The roll of honour; 26. The chief towns and villages of Radnorshire.