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Letters Between Merthyr Tydfil and the World
Thomas Stephens (1821–1875) of Merthyr Tydfil is best known for his ground-breaking Literature of the Kymry (1849) and his controversial Llangollen eisteddfod essay disproving Prince Madoc’s discovery of America, but Stephens was also a prolific letter writer, carrying on a voluminous correspondence with scholars, friends and expatriate Welshmen in Ireland, Europe, America and Australia. Using some of the over 500 letters held by the National Library, we explore how they were used to exchange
13:15 to 14:15 Free entry (01970) 632 548
National Library of Wales Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3BU
Wed 28 Oct 2015
Website:
www.llgc.org.uk/drwm
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