Camwri Cwm Eryr (T. Gwynn Jones)

“Mae Cwm Eryr yn eiddo i chi drwy ewyllys yr hen Sgweiar,” 
meddai Lloyd, “a feder neb fynd a’r eiddo oddi arnoch chi, 
os nad oes—”
“Os nad oes beth?” ebe Jackson, a’i galon bron â neidio i’w safn. 
“Os nad oes rhyw flaw yn ’wyllys yr hen Sgweiar, 
a dydi hynny ddim yn debyg.” 

Following the death of his father-in-law, the Squire of the considerable estate of Cwm Eryr, Hardold Jackson succeeded in arranging for the whole inheritance to fall into his own hands rather than that of Arthur Wynn, the true heir. Proud, uncaring and cruel, Jackson lives a decadent life, his enormous wealth perfectly secure...

...for now...   

T. Gwynn Jones's second novel, Camwri Cwm Eryr (The Cwm Eryr Injustice) was published anonymously on the pages of Papur Pawb from 1898-99; it appears here as a volume under it's author's name for the first time ever. This is a tale of crime and deception, with a dose of social commentary about inequality and, in Harold Jackson, one of the most monstrous villains in Welsh literature.

“The dialogue is remarkably fluent and natural, which is one of the things that makes him a pioneer in the Welsh language novel.” 
—Alan Llwyd

Paperback, 300pp.