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The Battle to the Weak
Hilda Vaughan
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Description for The Battle to the Weak
Paperback. Star-crossed lovers struggle against their families, upbringings and values in Hilda Vaughan's first and arguably finest novel, The Battle to the Weak. Series: Library of Wales. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 422.
In the first and, arguably, the finest of Hilda Vaughan's ten novels the dawn of the twentieth century brings a new generation that clashes with the conservative traditionalism of an old Welsh way of life. Rhys Lloyd and his engagement with the ideas of Social Darwinism and the League of Nations make him a dangerous figure in the village. The son of a Welsh-speaking Nonconformist, his love for the church-going Esther reflects tensions that have long and bitterly divided the community. Most striking, however, is the stoic and determined Esther who calmly suffers the casual ... Read more
In the first and, arguably, the finest of Hilda Vaughan's ten novels the dawn of the twentieth century brings a new generation that clashes with the conservative traditionalism of an old Welsh way of life. Rhys Lloyd and his engagement with the ideas of Social Darwinism and the League of Nations make him a dangerous figure in the village. The son of a Welsh-speaking Nonconformist, his love for the church-going Esther reflects tensions that have long and bitterly divided the community. Most striking, however, is the stoic and determined Esther who calmly suffers the casual ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Library of Wales
Condition
New
Weight
422g
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Cardigan, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906998257
SKU
V9781906998257
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Ref
99-1
About Hilda Vaughan
Hilda Vaughan was born in 1892 in Builth Wells. She served in a Red Cross hospital during the First World War and was organising secretary of the Women's Land Army in Breconshire and Radnorshire. Vaughan attributed her intellectual awakening to her neighbour, the Squire of Cilmerry Park, S.M.P. Bligh, himself a published author. Her first novel The ... Read more
Reviews for The Battle to the Weak
"A remarkable first novel." The New Statesman "Wales depicted truly at last." The Western Mail