Daniel Owen

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Daniel Owen (October 20, 1836October 22, 1895), was a Welsh novelist.

He was born in Mold, Flintshire, and apprenticed to a tailor, then trained unsuccessfully for the ministry before returning to the tailoring business. His father and two brothers were killed in a mining accident.

He was the first major novelist in the Welsh language, and is still considered the greatest, his best-known works being:

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