Feet in Chains

ROBERTS, Kate (Translated from the Welsh by John Idris Jones)

ISBN 10: 187108380X / ISBN 13: 9781871083804

Published by John Jones, 1996

About this Item

2011, second reprint, 133pp. Paperback. In very good condition. This is the story of Jane and Ifan Gruffydd and their children who live in a small-holding in the hills near Caernarfon. The account begins in 1880 and ends during the Great War. It describes a proud community, facing economic oppression at a time when traditional ways and morals were loosening.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Feet in Chains
• Publisher: John Jones
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 187108380X
• ISBN 13: 9781871083804
• Binding: Soft cover
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Synopsis

This is the story of Jane and Ifan Gruffydd and their children who live in a small-holding in the hills near Caernarfon. The account begins in 1880 and ends during the Great War. It describes a proud community, facing economic oppression at a time when traditional ways and morals were loosening.

About the Author

Kate Roberts was one of the most prominent authors of Welsh-language fiction in the 20th century. Katie Gramich is a reader in English literature at Cardiff University, a former chair of the Association for Welsh Writing in English, and the editor of the Almanac series.