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: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th 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