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Wild Wales

by George Borrow

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  1. 1Epigraph — Note
  2. 2Introductory
  3. 3Chapter I — Proposed Excursion — Knowledge of Welsh — Singular Groo…
  4. 4Chapter II — The Starting — Peterborough Cathedral — Anglo-Saxon Na…
  5. 5Chapter III — Chester — The Rows — Lewis Glyn Cothi — Tragedy of Mo…
  6. 6Chapter IV — Sunday Morning — Tares and Wheat — Teetotalism — Hears…
  7. 7Chapter V — Welsh Book Stall…
  8. 8Chapter VI — Llangollen — Wyn Ab Nudd — The Dee — Dinas Bran
  9. 9Chapter VII — Poor Black Cat — Dissenters — Persecution — What Impu…
  10. 10Chapter VIII — The Mowers — Deep Welsh — Extensive View — Old Celti…
  11. 11Chapter IX — The Dinner — English Foibles — Pengwern — The Yew-Tree…
  12. 12Chapter X — The Berwyn — Mountain Cottage — The Barber’s Pole
  13. 13Chapter XI — Welsh Farm-House — A Poet’s Grandson — Hospitality — M…
  14. 14Chapter XII — A Calvinistic-Methodist — Turn for Saxon — Our Congre…
  15. 15Chapter XIII — Divine Service — Llangollen Bells — Iolo Goch — The…
  16. 16Chapter XIV — Expedition to Ruthyn — The Column — Slate Quarries —…
  17. 17Chapter XV — The Turf Tavern — Don’t Understand — The Best Welsh —…
  18. 18Chapter XVI — Baptist Tomb-Stone — The Toll-Bar — Rebecca — The Guitar
  19. 19Chapter XVII
  20. 20Chapter XVIII — Venerable Old Gentleman…
  21. 21Chapter XIX — The Vicar and His Family…
  22. 22Chapter XX — Huw Morris — Immortal Elegy…
  23. 23Chapter XXI — The Gloomy Valley — The Lonely Cottage — Happy Compar…
  24. 24Chapter XXII — Llangollen Fair — Buyers and Sellers — The Jockey —…
  25. 25Chapter XXIII — An Expedition…
  26. 26Chapter XXIV — Cerrig y Drudion — The Landlady — Doctor Jones — Col…
  27. 27Chapter XXV — Lacing-up High-lows — The Native Village — Game Leg —…
  28. 28Chapter XXVI — Ceiniog Mawr…
  29. 29Chapter XXVII — Bangor — Edmund Price — The Bridges — Bookselling —…
  30. 30Chapter XXVIII — Robert Lleiaf — Prophetic Englyn — The Second Sigh…
  31. 31Chapter XXIX — Snowdon — Caernarvon — Maxen Wledig — Moel y Cynghor…
  32. 32Chapter XXX — Gronwy Owen — Struggles of Genius — The Stipend
  33. 33Chapter XXXI — Start for Anglesey — The Post-Master — Asking Questi…
  34. 34Chapter XXXII
  35. 35Chapter XXXIII — Boxing Harry — Mr Bos — Black Robin — Drovers — Co…
  36. 36Chapter XXXIV — Northampton — Horse — Breaking — Snoring
  37. 37Chapter XXXV — Brilliant Morning — Travelling With Edification — A…
  38. 38Chapter XXXVI — Moelfre — Owain Gwynedd — Church of Penmynnydd — Th…
  39. 39Chapter XXXVII
  40. 40Chapter XXXVIII — Inn at L — — — The Handmaid — The Decanter — Reli…
  41. 41Chapter XXXIX — Oats and Methodism — The Little Girl — Ty Gwyn — Bi…
  42. 42Chapter XL — Caer Gyby — Lewis Morris — Noble Character
  43. 43Chapter XLI — The Pier — Irish Reapers — Wild Irish Face — Father T…
  44. 44Chapter XLII — Gage of Suffolk…
  45. 45Chapter XLIII — The Inn at Bangor — Port Dyn Norwig — Sea Serpent —…
  46. 46Chapter XLIV
  47. 47Chapter XLV — Inn at Beth Gelert — Delectable Company — Lieutenant P
  48. 48Chapter XLVI — The Valley of Gelert…
  49. 49Chapter XLVII — Spanish Proverb — The Short Cut — Predestinations —…
  50. 50Chapter XLVIII — The Bill — The Two Mountains…
  51. 51Chapter XLIX — Tom Jenkins — Ale of Bala…
  52. 52Chapter L — The Breakfast — The Tomen Bala — El Punto de la Vana
  53. 53Chapter LI — The Ladies of Llangollen — Sir Alured — Eisteddfodau —…
  54. 54Chapter LII — The Treachery of the Long Knives — The North Briton —…
  55. 55Chapter LIII — The Dylluan — The Oldest Creatures
  56. 56Chapter LIV
  57. 57Chapter LV — A Visitor — Apprenticeship to the Law — Croch Daranau…
  58. 58Chapter LVI — Ringing of Bells — Battle of Alma — The Brown Jug — A…
  59. 59Chapter LVII — The Newspaper — A New Walk — Pentré y Dwr — Oatmeal…
  60. 60Chapter LVIII — Sunday Night — Sleep, Sin, and Old Age — The Dream…
  61. 61Chapter LIX
  62. 62Chapter LX — Mystery Plays — The Two Prime Opponents — Analysis of…
  63. 63Chapter LXI — Set Out for Wrexham — Craig y Forwyn — Uncertainty —…
  64. 64Chapter LXII — Rhiwabon Road — The Public-house Keeper — No Welsh —…
  65. 65Chapter LXIII — Preparations for Departure — Cat Provided for — A P…
  66. 66Chapter LXIV — Departure for South Wales…
  67. 67Chapter LXV — Inn at Llan Rhyadr — A Low Englishman — Enquiries — T…
  68. 68Chapter LXVI — Sycharth — The Kindly Welcome — Happy Couple — Sycha…
  69. 69Chapter LXVII — Cup of Coffee — Gwen — Bluff Old Fellow — A Rabble…
  70. 70Chapter LXVIII — Llan Silin Church — Tomb of Huw Morris — Barbara a…
  71. 71Chapter LXIX — Church of Llan Rhyadr — The Clerk — The Tablet — Sto…
  72. 72Chapter LXX — Mountain Scenery — The Rhyadr — Wonderful Feat
  73. 73Chapter LXXI — Wild Moors — The Guide — Scientific Discourse — The…
  74. 74Chapter LXXII — Cheerful Fire — Immense Man — Doctor Jones — Recogn…
  75. 75Chapter LXXIII — Breakfast — The Freckled Maid — Llan Uwch Llyn — T…
  76. 76Chapter LXXIV
  77. 77Chapter LXXV — Inn at Mallwyd — A Dialogue — The Cumro
  78. 78Chapter LXXVI — Mallwyd and Its Church — Sons of Shoemakers — Villa…
  79. 79Chapter LXXVII — The Deaf Man — Funeral Procession — The Lone Famil…
  80. 80Chapter LXXVIII — Welsh Poems — Sessions Business — The Lawyer and…
  81. 81Chapter LXXIX — Machynlleth — Remarkable Events — Ode to Glendower…
  82. 82Chapter LXXX
  83. 83Chapter LXXXI — The Mining Compting Room — Native of Aberystwyth —…
  84. 84Chapter LXXXII — Consequential Landlord…
  85. 85Chapter LXXXIII — Wild Scenery…
  86. 86Chapter LXXXIV — The Hospice — The Two Rivers — The Devil’s Bridge…
  87. 87Chapter LXXXV — Dinner at the Hospice — Evening Gossip — A Day of R…
  88. 88Chapter LXXXVI
  89. 89Chapter LXXXVII — Start for Plynlimmon — Plynlimmon’s Celebrity — T…
  90. 90Chapter LXXXVIII — The Guide — The Great Plynlimmon…
  91. 91Chapter LXXXIX — A Morning View — Hafod Ychdryd — The Monument — Fa…
  92. 92Chapter XC — An Adventure — Spytty Ystwyth — Wormwood
  93. 93Chapter XCI — Pont y Rhyd Fendigaid — Strata Florida — The Yew-Tree…
  94. 94Chapter XCII
  95. 95Chapter XCIII — Tregaron Church — The Minister — Good Morning — Tom…
  96. 96Chapter XCIV — Llan Ddewi Brefi — Pelagian Heresy — Hu Gadarn — God…
  97. 97Chapter XCV — Lampeter — The Monk Austin — The Three Publicans — Th…
  98. 98Chapter XCVI
  99. 99Chapter XCVII — Llandovery — Griffith Ap Nicholas…
  100. 100Chapter XCVIII — Departure From Llandovery…
  101. 101Chapter XCIX — Inn at Gutter Vawr — The Hurly-burly — Bara y Caws —…
  102. 102Chapter C — Morning — A Cheerless Scene…
  103. 103Chapter CI — Swansea — The Flemings — Towards England
  104. 104Chapter CII — Leave Swansea — The Pandemonium — Neath Abbey — Varie…
  105. 105Chapter CIII — Town of Neath — Hounds and Huntsman — Spectral Chape…
  106. 106Chapter CIV — Iron and Coal — The Martyred Princess — Cyfartha Fawr…
  107. 107Chapter CV — Start for Caerfili…
  108. 108Chapter CVI — Pen y Glas — Salt of the Earth — The Quakers’ Yard —…
  109. 109Chapter CVII — Caerfili Castle — Sir Charles — The Waiter — Inkerman
  110. 110Chapter CVIII — Town of Newport…
  111. 111Chapter CIX — Arrival at Chepstow — Stirring Lyric — Conclusion
  112. 112Cumro and Cumraeg

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