Rhys Lewis (novel)

Rhys Lewis is a novel by Daniel Owen, written in the Welsh language and published in 1885. Its full title is Hunangofiant Rhys Lewis, Gweinidog Bethel ("The autobiography of Rhys Lewis, minister of Bethel").[1] It is generally agreed to be the first significant novel written in the Welsh language, and is to date one of the longest.

The novel was originally serialised in a Welsh-language periodical, Y Drysorfa ("The Treasury") between 1882 and 1885, before publicatiion in a single volume.[2] Although not Owen's first prose work, it was the book that made his name.[3]

The novel has been adapted for Welsh-language television (S4C).[4]

Quotation

"If we are some imperfection on this beautiful earth then who are we to dictate its future. Or if we truly are the masters then why do the trees not obey us? And why can we not magically have peace for all human kind? The day we can answer these questions and many more is the day we die."

References

  1. ↑ About Daniel Owen
  2. ↑ Welsh Biography Online. Accessed 24 January 2014
  3. ↑ Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia (ed. John T Koch), ABC-Clio, 2006. ISBN 1-85109-440-7
  4. ↑ S4C Authority Bulletin July 2002

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