Author: D. R. WilliamsPublisher:
ISBN: 9781845270995
Category : Locomotive engineers
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Cyfrol yn cynnwys ffotograffau o sied trenau stêm Cyffordd Llandudno 1920-1966. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
Author: Arthur James WellsThe Chester and Holyhead Railway
Author: Philip M. LloydPublisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1526749203
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
The Chester and Holyhead Railway is one of Britain’s most important main line routes, connecting London with mainland north Wales, and the Isle of Anglesey. The line was completed in 1850 under the direction of Robert Stephenson whose work included the famous tubular bridges that cross the river at Conwy and the Menai Straits near Bangor, the latter one destroyed by fire in 1970. The line was built primarily to support British rule in Ireland but was later instrumental in developing north Wales as a major tourist destination. Today the railway remains an important part of the Welsh and UK networks, providing trains that link north Wales with Cardiff and major English cities, as well as connecting with ferry services to Ireland.
Author: Rigby
Author: Anthony J. RobinsonYvain
Author: Chretien de TroyesPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300187580
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
The twelfth-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes is a major figure in European literature. His courtly romances fathered the Arthurian tradition and influenced countless other poets in England as well as on the continent. Yet because of the difficulty of capturing his swift-moving style in translation, English-speaking audiences are largely unfamiliar with the pleasures of reading his poems. Now, for the first time, an experienced translator of medieval verse who is himself a poet provides a translation of Chrétien’s major poem, Yvain, in verse that fully and satisfyingly captures the movement, the sense, and the spirit of the Old French original. Yvain is a courtly romance with a moral tenor; it is ironic and sometimes bawdy; the poetry is crisp and vivid. In addition, the psychological and the socio-historical perceptions of the poem are of profound literary and historical importance, for it evokes the emotions and the values of a flourishing, vibrant medieval past.
Author: John Harwood Andrews
Author: John Frederick MarshallNelson Mandela
Author: Mary BensonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780140244694
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Nelson Mandela has become a legend in his own lifetime; the embodiment of the struggle for liberation in South Africa and the symbol of its triumph. In this biography, the author describes Mandela's life, work and ideas from his childhood in the royal family of the Thembu people to his membership of the African National Congress, including the many years in captivity on Robben Island and the birth of the hope that came with his release.
Author: Yevgeny Ivanov