The Companion Guide to Wales (Companion Guides)
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Word Count
110,000 words, Guess
Page Count
440 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL8762206M
- ISBN-139781900639439
- ISBN-101900639432
- OCLC Control Number60961807
- OCLC Control Numbercompanionguideto0000barn
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2005440482
- Goodreads6772861
- LibraryThing8270528
Classifications
- LCCDA731.2
Description
The question posed to the author once by a prospective visitor to Wales - 'What is there to see?' - is not susceptible of a short, or quick, answer. For the delights of Wales are cumulative and understated: a succession of small country churches rather than great city cathedrals, a labyrinth of byways away from the few highways, details of vernacular architecture rather than grand edifices, the thirteenth-century Edwardian castles being the exception that proves this rule. A cultural tradition rooted in the austerity and erudition of the Celtic saints, a tradition more confirmed than repudiated by the Reformation, is best appreciated by lovers of small things. Wales is a country where small is beautiful. For although the juggernaut of globalisation may be threatening the Welsh way of life with extinction, in the words of a contemporary Welsh folk anthem: 'In spite of everything, we're still here.'
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