Pen-Y-Gwrydd: To Tom Hughes, Esq
The book PEN-Y-GWRYDD by Charles Kingsley is a novel that was published in 1859. It tells the story of a young man named Tom Hughes who travels to Wales and falls in love with a local girl named Gwrydd. The book explores themes such as love, family, and cultural identity.
By Charles Kingsley · First published 1870 · Genre: Biography, Historical, Epistolary · 394 words
First lines
There is no inn in Snowdon which is not awful dear, Excepting Pen-y-gwrydd (you can't pronounce it, dear), Which standeth in the meeting of noble valleys three -- One is the vale of Gwynant, so well beloved by me, One goes to Capel-Curig, and I can't mind its name, And one it is Llanberris Pass, which all men knows the same; Between which radiations vast mountains does arise, As full of tarns as sieves of holes, in which big fish will rise, That is, just one day in the year, if you be there, my boy, Just about ten o'clock at night; and then I wish you joy.
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Pen-Y-Gwrydd: To Tom Hughes, Esq is listed on Textopian as a poem by Charles Kingsley, dated 1870 CE.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Charles Kingsley
- Date: 1870 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Biography, Historical, Epistolary
- Length: 394 words
- Structure: 1 section, 6 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Biography — The book is a tribute to Tom Hughes, presumably a real-life person with whom Charles Kingsley shared a deep connection.
- Historical — Charles Kingsley's work often reflects historical settings and themes, and the title suggests a specific geographical location for the narrative.
- Epistolary — The designation 'To Tom Hughes, Esq.' in the title suggests an epistolary format or at least the adoption of a kind of formality generally associated with such writings.
Tags
nature · landscape · Wales · travel · letters · friendship · personal · reflection · romanticism · history · culture · exploration