{"title":"Long Novels","description":"\u003cp\u003eNovels 300 pages or longer.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"plant-y-gorthrwm-gwyneth-vaughan","title":"Plant y Gorthrwm (Gwyneth Vaughan)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“'Dylai mamau y wlad ofalu am fagu eu bechgyn o’u babandod gyda syniadau teilwng am eu mamau a’u chwiorydd,' ebe y pregethwr.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Onid gwaith anodd iawn yw i fachgen barchu ei fam pan nad yw \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003emewn uwch sefyllfa na chader neu fwrdd yn y tŷ, neu, os mynnwch, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eun o’r anifeiliaid oddi allan?\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe year is 1868 and a significant number of Welshmen are able to vote in an election for the first time. But in an age when voting is completely public, what will the consequences be for those who choose to vote for freedom and justice, and against the establishment?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOriginally written in 1905, \u003cem\u003ePlant y Gorthrwm\u003c\/em\u003e - \"Oppression's Children\" - was Gwyneth Vaughan's second novel, and of all her novels it is the most obviously political in subjet and tone, and the the one which argues most strongly the cause of all those who experience oppression and injustice, whether that be because of their political views, their social class, their nationality or their gender. This is one of the major works of its period in the Welsh language, by a novelist who deserves to be counted amongst the greatest in Welsh literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Gwyneth Vaughan's novels] bear comparison with many stories that have proven most successful in England, and they are superior beyond compare to any of the tales about Wales which have been written in English by the English, or those Welsh who cannot speak the language.\"\u003cbr\u003e—T. Gwynn Jones\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback, 328pp.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Llyfrau Melin Bapur Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47986884215116,"sku":"MB0010","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0801\/5603\/3356\/files\/9781917237086.jpg?v=1712935821"},{"product_id":"cysgodau-y-blynyddoedd-gynt-gwyneth-vaughan","title":"Cysgodau y Blynyddoedd Gynt (Gwyneth Vaughan)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“I'r hen Gymry gynt, un o arwyddion y nefoedd ydoedd, yn dangos y dyfodol iddynt. Os byddai'r goleuni yn wyn, disgwylient hwy ddiwygiad crefyddol grymus, ond os goleuni coch fyddai, yna heb os nac oni bai: rhyfel oedd yn arwyddocau.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe cunning lord trying to ensnare the young gentleman; the young girl longing for her love; the innocent heiress who is a pawn in her father's schemes; the strange ghosts plaguing the neighbourhood; the wily chapel elder; the superstitious housewife; and of course, the Gypsies who link all these together—and to whom there is much more than there seems...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOriginally written in 1907, \u003cem\u003eCysgodau y Blynyddoedd Gynt \u003c\/em\u003ewas Gwyneth Vaughan's third novel, and it appears here in book form for the first time since it's  original serialisation, and with an introduction by Vaughan's biographer Rosanne Reeves. This novel is a story of mystery and hypocrisy, tolerance and forgiveness; but it is also the author's love-letter to a range of Welsh folk traditions and superstitions from the Aderyn Corff to the bards' meeting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"The ordinary people's dialogue is pure pleasure. They are all so natural and so Welsh...\" —Mari Ellis \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"[Gwyneth Vaughan's novels] bear comparison with many stories that have proven most successful in England, and they are superior beyond compare to any of the tales about Wales which have been written in English by the English, or those Welsh who cannot speak the language.\"\u003cbr\u003e—T. Gwynn Jones\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback, 340pp.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Llyfrau Melin Bapur Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47987021021516,"sku":"MB0011","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0801\/5603\/3356\/files\/9781739440398.jpg?v=1712935890"},{"product_id":"chwalfa-t-rowland-hughes","title":"Chwalfa (T. Rowland Hughes)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Wyddwn i ddim 'i fod o wedi gyrru'i enw i mewn.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNid oedd ond un ystyr i'r geiriau, a chododd Edward Ifans ei olwg yn reddfol tua'r cerdyn ar y silff-ben-tân. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Nid oes Bradwr yn y tŷ hwn,\" meddai'n chwerw wrtho'i hun.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's the turn of the twentieth century and in the quarry at Llechwedd in north-west Wales the workers, following a long dispute with the owners, have gone on strike in hopes of winning better pay and conditions and an end to the nepotistic system of \"Contractors\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut as the months drag on with no sign of an end to the strike, the community is torn apart family by family as the traitor scabs turn their backs on their co-workers and return to work, whilst others leave in search of a better life in the South.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the great novels in the Welsh language, this is a new edition of T. Rowland Hughes' powerful historical novel which chronicles the effects of the great stirke in the Penrhyn quarry in Bethesda from1900-03.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a new introduction by Elin Gwyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback, 300pp.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Llyfrau Melin Bapur Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48542490296652,"sku":"MB0017","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0801\/5603\/3356\/files\/9781917237215.jpg?v=1723114250"},{"product_id":"bronwen","title":"Bronwen (Beriah Gwynfe Evans)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-right: 0.05pt; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"CY\"\u003e“Ond eto un gair. A ydyw y telerau hyn yr wyt ti er dy anrhydedd, Syr Frenin, yn caniatáu i ni, yn gyfyngedig i ni ein chwech, neu ynte, a awdurdodir ni i’w cludo ar flaenau ein gwaywffyn, yn ôl i’n gwersyll, ac yno i’w cyhoeddi yng wyneb haul, llygad goleuni, i bob Cymro yn ddieithriaid?” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-right: 0.05pt; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"CY\"\u003e“Gydag ond un eithriad,” ebe’r brenin. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-right: 0.05pt; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"CY\"\u003e“A’r un hwnnw?” gofynnai y Marchog. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-right: 0.05pt; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"CY\"\u003e“GLYNDŴR!” oedd yr ateb... \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-right: 0.05pt; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"CY\"\u003eThe Berwyn mountains, 1400. The fiendish knight Sir Philip Marglee has been sent by his master, de Grey, to take posession of a piece of his land belonging to his neighbour. Little does anyone suspect that this skirmish will turn into a rebellion that engulfs the whole country.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-right: 0.05pt; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"CY\"\u003eBeriah Gwynfe Evans (1848-1927) was one of the most productive literary figures of his age in Wales. He wrote a number of novels in Welsh and English, many of which portray events and periods in Welsh history in a deliberate attempt to produce a Welsh version of the Scottish historical novels of Walter Scott. \u003cem\u003eBronwen,\u003c\/em\u003e subtitled 'a historical legend of Owain Glyndŵr', was his first novel and exists in both Welsh and English versions; this is the Welsh version. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-right: 0.05pt; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"CY\"\u003ePaperback, 316pp.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Llyfrau Melin Bapur Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53007308554572,"sku":"MB0046","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0801\/5603\/3356\/files\/9781917237536.jpg?v=1753716127"},{"product_id":"william-jones-t-rowland-hughes","title":"William Jones (T. 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But the depression is still in full swing, and most of the valley is unemployed. Yet though he might not find employment, William Jones finds many other things which are more important.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA social comedy with serious themes of belonging and responsibility, \u003cem\u003eWilliam Jones \u003c\/em\u003ewas T. Rowland Hughes's second novel and remains one of the most popular. Like all his works it draws on his own experiences, on this occasion as a man who grew up around the slate quarries of North-west Wales who moved to live in the Valleys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 346pp.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Llyfrau Melin Bapur Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53398188589388,"sku":"MB0051","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0801\/5603\/3356\/files\/9781917237642_7776684b-2ab0-49f1-8f41-f2beb31da994.jpg?v=1758275741"},{"product_id":"marged-t-glynne-davies","title":"Marged (T. Glynne Davies)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Fel hyn yr oedd bywyd wedi bod: fel hyn y byddai am hanner canrif wedyn nes i’r Rhyfel Mawr roi sgytiad i bawb a phopeth a throi’r dreflan fach unwaith eto yn rhan o’r byd mawr o’i chwmpas.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Marged Rowland goes to visit Sera Cesi to have her fortune told, little does she suspect how much the old witch's prophecies will reflect her life – ger relationship with her husband, Ifan, and the fate of her children, Gruff, Lora and Robat-jon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRomance, tragedy, war – this epic novel, one of the longest ever written in Welsh, has them all, though in it you'll also find humour and satire, and above all history: the story of Llanrwst at the turn of the twentieth century, the history of the First World War and its social upheaveal, and the story of the Welsh people through a period of great change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarged\u003c\/em\u003e was the second novel to be written by the famous author, poet and journalist T. Glynne Davies (1926-1988), and it was welcomed at the time of its first publication in 1974 as a development of historic importance to the novel in Welsh. This brand new edition has been put together by Peredur Glyn – the author's grandson – for a new generation to enjoy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 486pp.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Llyfrau Melin Bapur Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57100076908876,"sku":"MB0060","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0801\/5603\/3356\/files\/9781917237864.jpg?v=1774620941"}],"url":"https:\/\/melinbapur.cymru\/collections\/long-novels.oembed","provider":"Llyfrau Melin Bapur Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}