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William Jones (novel)

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William Jones
1945 edition
AuthorT. Rowland Hughes
TranslatorRichard Ruck (Gwasg Aberystwyth edition, 1953)
LanguageWelsh
GenreNovel
PublisherGwasg Aberystwyth
Publication date
1944
Publication placeWales
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages268 pages

William Jones is a novel by T. Rowland Hughes, written in 1944. It tells of the story of a quarryman in Gwynedd who decides to leave his community to look for work in the coal mines of South Wales. It describes the tough lives of the quarrymen at the beginning of the twentieth century.

A quote from the book, ”Cadw dy blydi chips!” (Welsh for "Keep your bloody chips!"), is the first time that a swear word appeared in modern Welsh literature.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Mark Rees, The Little Book of Welsh Culture, The History Press, 2016, p.1987