A writer's house in Wales
Morris, Jan (, 1926-)
A writer's house in Wales / Jan Morris. - Washington, D.C. : National Geographic , c2002. - 143 p. ; 21 cm. - National Geographic directions .
Through an exploration of her country home in Wales, acclaimed travel writer Jan Morris discovers the heart of her fascinating country and what it means to be Welsh. Trefan Morys, Morris's home between the sea and mountains of the remote northwest corner of Wales, is the 18th-century stable block of her former family house nearby. Surrounding it are the fields and outbuildings, the mud, sheep, and cattle of a working Welsh farm. She regards this modest building not only as a reflection of herself and her life, but also as epitomizing the small and complex country of Wales, which has defied the world for centuries to preserve its own identity. Morris meditates on the beams and stone walls of the house, its jumbled contents, its sounds and smells, its memories and inhabitants, and finally discovers the profoundest meanings of Welshness.
English
0792265238
Morris, Jan (1926) ---Homes and haunts---Wales
Wales---Social life and customs
Wales---Description and travel
DA711.5 / .M66 2002
92 MOR
A writer's house in Wales / Jan Morris. - Washington, D.C. : National Geographic , c2002. - 143 p. ; 21 cm. - National Geographic directions .
Through an exploration of her country home in Wales, acclaimed travel writer Jan Morris discovers the heart of her fascinating country and what it means to be Welsh. Trefan Morys, Morris's home between the sea and mountains of the remote northwest corner of Wales, is the 18th-century stable block of her former family house nearby. Surrounding it are the fields and outbuildings, the mud, sheep, and cattle of a working Welsh farm. She regards this modest building not only as a reflection of herself and her life, but also as epitomizing the small and complex country of Wales, which has defied the world for centuries to preserve its own identity. Morris meditates on the beams and stone walls of the house, its jumbled contents, its sounds and smells, its memories and inhabitants, and finally discovers the profoundest meanings of Welshness.
English
0792265238
Morris, Jan (1926) ---Homes and haunts---Wales
Wales---Social life and customs
Wales---Description and travel
DA711.5 / .M66 2002
92 MOR
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