Volume 2 — The Rhosneigr Romanticist.

  isbn 9780956296207

 

 

 

William David Owen was born, raised and married on Anglesey and worked for a time in different parts of the country, finally settling in Rhosneigr where he lived until his untimely death in 1925.

His most famous novel, ‘Madam Wen’, was eventually published in book form barely a fortnight before he died. It tells the Romantic story of the legendary Anglesey highway-woman whose exploits both thrilled and terrorised the inhabitants of the ‘Lakes’ area north west of Rhosneigr.

Elin Cadwaladr is an earlier romance, also principally set around Rhosneigr and the parish of Llanfaelog, which Owen parodies as ‘Bryn Siriol’.  Within the growing popularity of the new holiday village he weaves a tale amongst petty parochialism, national politics and the relentlessness of tuberculosis, from which he himself eventually died.

Both these stories were originally published in Welsh, and are presented here as abridged versions, in English, for the very first time.  A compilation of reviews and critiques, including the 1982 film of the novel by S4C is also included.  

Additionally, a biography of W.D.Owen himself reveals an ambitious man, who drew inspiration in his writing from his early years as a schoolteacher, from the community he later served as a solicitor and of course, from his many family connections – including links to Florence Nightingale. 

 

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Copies have now been distributed to shops around Anglesey & North Wales.

Copies on Anglesey  are available from -

Rhosneigr - The Gift Shop; Convenience Extra (the P.O.);  G&N Newsagents.

Llanfaelog - The Post Office

Aberffraw - Llys Llewelyn.

Red Wharf Bay - Oriel Coast Gallery

Llangefni - Oriel Ynys Mon

Holyhead - Ucheldre Centre;  Holyhead Maritime Museum.

Llanfair PG - The Tourist Information Centre at Pringle's.

Llynon - The Mill

Beaumaris - Something Special Gift Shop on Castle Street.

Plas Newydd

 

Also available from -

Muse Bookshop, Bangor

Penrhyn Castle

Forest Bookshop, Coleford, Glos.

Muswell Hill Bookshop, Fortis Green Rd, London

News Plus, Market St. Clay Cross, Derbyshire

Amazon.co.uk

Waterstones (selected stores only)

Tesco (North Wales stores)

W.H.Smiths (North Wales Stores)

(if you stock the book and are not on this list, please email us)

 

trade distributors -

 

 

Trade distributors for  The Rhosneigr Romanticist :

The Welsh Books Council
Castell Brychan
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion SY23 2JB

Tel. 01970 624151

Fax 01970 625385
e-mail: info@wbc.org.uk

Web site: www.wbc.org.uk

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Derbyshire / South Yorks

NMD Trading (Mayfield Books & Gifts)
9 Orgreave Close
Sheffield
S13 9NP

0114-2889522

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North Wales / Chester  Tesco, Waterstones,WHSmiths

Dorrigo (Regional Map Distributors)
33-35 Liverpool Rd
Cadishead
Manchester
M44 5BQ

0161-775-3737

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 also available through Gardners Books.