Gŵr Pen y Bryn - E. Tegla Davies - 1955 (Preloved)

A compelling mid-20th-century Welsh novel by the acclaimed writer E. Tegla Davies, Gŵr Pen y Bryn, Stori O Gyfnod Y Rhyfel Degwmn is a thoughtful exploration of identity, conscience and moral struggle set within a recognisably Welsh community.

The novel centres on a man known as “Gŵr Pen y Bryn” — a figure shaped by his surroundings, upbringing and beliefs — and examines how personal integrity is tested by social pressure and expectation. Written in Davies’s clear, controlled prose, the story balances psychological depth with a strong sense of place.

First published in 1955, the book reflects a period of transition in Welsh society, capturing tensions between tradition and change, individual conviction and communal life. It is a quietly powerful work, valued for both its narrative and its insight into Welsh cultural attitudes of the time.

E. Tegla Davies was a prolific children's fantasy author. Though he was a minister, Tegla ‘wrote as children spoke’ in a gentle and wry style – very different from the rather severe religious stories commonly offered to children at the time.

• Hughes a’i fab, 1955 (first edition)
• Welsh language
• Hardcover with green boards, part of ripped dust jacket (cover missing)
• 208 pages

Condition: good:  book itself is in very good condition, has part of its original dust jacket which is very ripped and front cover missing entirely