Book of South Wales

These two volumes are unique accounts of the physical, historical and mythical landscapes of Wales, written by Sabine Baring-Gould -- scholar, squire, parson, historian of music, folklorist, accomplished author and composer of the hymn Onward Christian Soldier. Baring-Gould had a passion for myth, history and the medieval period, an ear for song and the harmonies of the Welsh language, and an eye for the record of the past inscribed upon the buildings, antiquities, hills and valleys of this least known part of Celtic Britain. A contemporary travel book can show what a place looks like; Baring-Gould tells you what a place means -- what happened here, who passed this way. Castles, cathedrals, local characters, vistas of great natural beauty, cottages, ancient kingdoms, lost princes, abbeys, customs, legends, saints, and stone circles are woven together in a fabric that knits the past and present together. In the South Wales volume, Baring-Gould goes north from Glamorgan and Camarthenshire, passing through the Welsh borders to Radnorshire, and in the North Wales volume he goes on through Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire up to the Isle of Anglesey, conjuring up the magic of Wales along the way. Illustrated with black and white photographs and line drawings, these are books for connoisseurs of travel and of the landscapes of heritage.Baring-Gould, S. is the author of 'Book of South Wales ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780710311856 and ISBN 0710311850.