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Katja, a young girl from Germany, finds a letter in Welsh sent to her great, great grandfather by a friend from Wales while she explores her mother's papers. To learn more, she visits Wales during the National Eisteddfod in Llanrwst. As the letter leads her to the slate-quarrying area of Blaenau Ffestiniog, Katja learns more about family's life and secrets.

Yn anaml iawn y daw ffynonellau newydd ar gyfer y Gymru ganoloesol gynnar i'r amlwg. Ond dyma a geir yn llawysgrif Yale, Llyfrgell Beinecke, Osborn fb229 – llawysgrif modern cynnar sy'n drysorfa o destunau hagiograffaidd. Ei thrysor mwyaf yw ei fersiwn unigryw o Fuchedd Cybi, a all gynnwys elfennau mor gynnar â'r ddegfed neu'r unfed ganrif ar ddeg, gan gyflwyno tystiolaeth gwbl newydd am Gybi a'i gwlt canoloesol. Nid am ei chopi o Fuchedd Cybi yn unig y mae'r gyfrol hon yn arwyddocaol. Fe ddengys yn ogystal sut yr aethpwyd ati i addasu gweithiau megis Buchedd Beuno a Buchedd Collen yn yr Oesoedd Canol diweddar a'r cyfnod modern cynnar; tystia i weithgarwch rhwydweithiau Catholig ac unigolion megis Edward Morgan o Lys Bedydd, offeiriad Catholig a greodd y cyfieithiad unigryw o Fuchedd Gwenfrewy yn y llawysgrif hon, ac a ddienyddiwyd maes o law. Diogelwyd y testunau hyn oll gan ysgrifydd amryddawn y llyfr, Robert Davies o Wysanau, Sir y Fflint, a chawn gyflwyniad i'w fywyd, ei weithgarwch a'i ddiddordebau eang.

Memoir of renowned actress Siân Phillips by Hywel Gwynfryn. Siân Phillips is one of Wales's most iconic actresses ever. As she celebrates her 90th birthday, this volume records her interesting and entertaining life and career - both full of variety and drama.

A readable volume covering the humor of three of Ceredigion's leading writers: Moc Rogers, Tegwyn Jones and Hywel Teifi Edwards.

A collection of short stories by Andrew Teilo, comprising stories that oscillate from light-hearted to serious, from the natural to the supernatural and metaphysical.

The inspirational story of Anglesey postmaster, Noel Thomas, who was unjustly accused of being a thief by the Royal Mail and jailed. He tells the full story for the first time, with insightful revelations by his daughter, Sian.

The second title in a brand new series by author Luned Aaron. This time, Mira has to cope with a new situation at school - spending a night away from home with her classroom peers on a two-day trip! This story is aimed at children aged 7 years and over.

A collection of essays inspired by Emeritus Professor Gruffydd Aled Williams'research, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Welsh academic life.

Here are over 500 illustrations of familiar objects. Every picture is labelled with the English word, followed by its Welsh equivalent. The translated word is followed in turn by a phonetic spelling in smaller type. Words are grouped according to themes, such as sports, classroom, fruit, vegetables, wellbeing, weather, and many others.

Dyma gyfrol sy'n croniclo bywyd a gwaith Griffith Davies (1788–1855), o'i blentyndod tlawd yn ardal chwareli Arfon i'w waith fel sefydlydd ysgolion mathemateg yn Llundain cyn gosod sylfaen i'r proffesiwn actiwari. Tri mis yn unig o addysg ffurfiol a dderbyniodd Davies, a dyna pryd y sylweddolwyd fod ganddo allu rhyfeddol mewn mathemateg. Mentrodd i Lundain, ac ar ôl blynyddoedd wedi ymroi i hunan ddysgu cyhoeddodd lyfrau mewn mathemateg, ac yn y pen draw fe'i penodwyd yn brif actiwari i gwmni yswiriant y Guardian yn y ddinas. Wrth i'w yrfa ddatblygu, daeth yn Gymrawd o'r Gymdeithas Frenhinol a derbyniodd glod ac anrhydeddau am ei waith. Bu'n weithgar ym mywyd Cymraeg Llundain gan sefydlu cyfres o ddarlithoedd gwyddonol yn ei famiaith, ac ymgyrchodd yn llwyddiannus dros hawliau tyddynwyr bro ei febyd a thros addysg i'w gyd-wladwyr. Mae hanes bywyd Griffith Davies yn stori sy'n ysbrydoli.

A volume of short stories for Welsh Learners at Entry Level, with a glossary on each page. The stories will take the reader to all kinds of unexpected places and to experience various awkward situations which will cause both embarass and goosebumps.

Mae John Jones, Gellilyfdy, sir y Fflint (c.1580–1658) yn enwog fel ysgrifydd medrus a dibynadwy a gopïodd nifer helaeth o destunau canoloesol, mewn llaw galigraffig hardd. Mae ei gopïau o farddoniaeth a rhyddiaith ganoloesol yn arbennig o werthfawr i'r ysgolhaig Cymraeg, gan nad yw ei ffynonellau'n aml wedi goroesi. Ond nid copïwr yn unig oedd John Jones. Pan oedd yng ngharchar y Fflyd yn Llundain yn ystod y 1630au cynnar, cynhyrchodd restrau o dros 7,000 o eiriau wedi eu trefnu'n thematig dan 130 o benawdau, gan eu cofnodi'n daclus mewn tair llawysgrif. Mae'r geirfâu hyn, a gyhoeddir yma am y tro cyntaf, yn cynnwys geiriau am sawl agwedd ar fywyd bob dydd: y tŷ a'i gynnwys; crefftwyr traddodiadol a'u hoffer; dyn, ei gorff a'i afiechydon, a'r gemau a'r chwaraeon a'i difyrrai; a byd natur, gan gynnwys rhestrau maith o enwau coed, llysiau, pysgod ac adar. Rhydd y geirfâu gipolwg gwerthfawr i ni ar fywyd ac iaith gŵr bonheddig o sir y Fflint ar ddechrau'r ail ganrif ar bymtheg, yn ogystal ag ychwanegu'n fawr at eirfa Gymraeg hysbys y cyfnod.

Sefydlwyd Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant yn wreiddiol yn 1822 dan yr enw Coleg Dewi Sant, Llanbedr Pont Steffan, a dyma'r sefydliad colegol addysg uwch hynaf yng Nghymru. Yn ystod dau gan mlynedd ei hanes, mae wedi derbyn nifer o lawysgrifau hynod a phrin, llyfrau printiedig cynnar, cyfrolau llawn darluniau, ac enghreifftiau anarferol o daflenni i gyfnodolion – y rhan fwyaf drwy roddion hael nifer o gymwynaswyr, yn cynnwys sylfaenydd y sefydliad, yr Esgob Thomas Burgess o Dyddewi. Cedwir y casgliad heddiw yn Llyfrgell Roderic Bowen ar gampws y Brifysgol yn Llanbedr Pont Steffan, yn adnodd cyfoethog i ysgolheigion ac ymchwilwyr ledled y byd.Mae'r gyfrol lawn darluniau hon yn cyflwyno detholiad o blith y miloedd o drysorau sydd yn y casgliad, yn rhychwantu dros saith can mlynedd. Ceir ysgrif fer i gyd-fynd â phob darlun, pob un wedi'i hysgrifennu gan ysgolhaig sydd â gwybodaeth a gwerthfawrogiad dihafal o'r gwaith dan sylw. Bydd y gyfrol o ddiddordeb eang, ac yn dyst i'r cyfoeth a geir yn yr hyn a alwyd unwaith yn ‘llyfrgell fach fwyaf Cymru'.

Mae'r byd gwaith yng Nghymru a'r Gymraeg fel disgyblaeth yn esblygu yn sgil y galw cynyddol am weithwyr proffesiynol â sgiliau dwyieithog. Mae'r gyfrol ryngddisgyblaethol hon yn cyfuno lleisiau o'r byd academaidd a'r byd proffesiynol er mwyn archwilio i arwyddocâd a rôl y Gymraeg mewn gweithleoedd yn y Gymru gyfoes, ymateb y sectorau addysg a recriwtio i anghenion gweithwyr a sefydliadau, a rôl gwneuthurwyr polisi yn natblygiad yr iaith mewn cyd-destun proffesiynol. Sut mae gwella sgiliau dwyieithog gweithwyr? Er gwaethaf ewyllys da nifer o sefydliadau, a yw sgiliau Cymraeg eu gweithwyr yn cael eu cymhwyso? Beth yw buddiannau'r Gymraeg i weithleoedd, a beth yw'r heriau y maen nhw'n eu hwynebu wrth weithredu a chynnig eu gwasanaethau'n ddwyieithog? Beth yw rôl y Llywodraeth a'r Comisiynydd Iaith yn y fath ddatblygiadau? Wrth ystyried a thrafod y cwestiynau hyn, gofynnir sut y mae polisïau, cyfreithiau a safonau iaith yn effeithio ar y gweithle cyfoes yng Nghymru?

Let your little explorer go on daring journeys across land, sea and sky! Discover the exciting exploits of incredible adventurers who shaped our world. Learn about famous adventurers who searched the world far and wide in this engaging and colourful adventure book for pioneers-in-training. Happy exploring! Feed your little one's imagination with this bright and playful educational book.

Welsh Language Edition. An essential companion to help students master one of the most important areas of their Religious Studies course in Ethics: knowing the key thinkers.- Provides an overview of each thinker's life and their ideas, with key dates, social context and why they are important.- Helps students understand the thinkers'main arguments and how they justified their approach to ethics, allowing students to evaluate the theories them for themselves.- Exam guidance section in each chapter provides a focus for revision and includes advice on how different types of questions could be tackled.- Encourages students to explore each area of scholarly knowledge required by the specification, from grasping key ideas to knowing how to best criticise a thinker's approach.- Puts ideas and theories into contemporary contexts to help students build their evaluation skills.- Timeline displaying an overview of the key dates for each thinker in relation to world events.- Key thinkers covered include Thomas Aquinas, John Stuart Mill, Thomas Hobbes and Jeremy Bentham.

When Awen suddenly arrives at Ceridwen's farm, the place is a complete escape for her. It's a place that Ceridwen has escaped to also, running away from the modern world and closing the door on a world full of hate. It's a chance for both of them to close the door on their past. Awen and Ceridwen's friendship strengthens as nature's old medicines mends them. But nature is a cruel mistress.

OPEN ACCESS: To read the ePDF version of this book free of charge, click the below link: https://www.uwp.co.uk/app/uploads/9781837720187_WEB.pdf This short study presents the history of the founding of the University of Wales Press, and the work that it accomplished during the first half of the twentieth century. It describes a formative period in the publishing and wider cultural history of modern Wales, and provides a snapshot of the work of a variety of the nation's most influential scholars and authors during this era. Detailing the key role played by famous literary figures and historians such as T. H. Parry-Williams, W. J. Gruffydd and R. T. Jenkins in the work of the Press Board between 1922 and 1953, it discusses some of the main works and series that were published under the Press's name during these years. The work of the Press is placed in the wider context of the development of modernism internationally, and of Welsh nationalism, between the world wars.

Hon yw'r astudiaeth gyntaf mewn unrhyw iaith sy'n archwilio ymatebion crefyddol y Cymry yn yr Unol Daleithiau i gaethwasiaeth yn ystod y cyfnod 1838–68, sef oes aur y wasg gyfnodol Gymraeg yno. Gan ddefnyddio'r wasg gyfnodol fel sail, cyflwynir trafodaeth wreiddiol am y modd y syniai'r Cymry Americanaidd am gaethwasiaeth, un o faterion mwyaf dyrys eu gwlad fabwysiedig, a hynny yng nghyd-destun disgwrs Feiblaidd. Asesir y modd y gwnaeth syniadaeth grefyddol a chyfeiriadaeth Feiblaidd dreiddio'r erthyglau, yr ysgrifau, y darnau o farddoniaeth a'r rhyddiaith greadigol a gyhoeddwyd yng nghyfnodolion Cymraeg yr Unol Daleithiau, gan gynnig mewnwelediad unigryw i'r farn gyhoeddus Gymraeg a Chymreig-Americanaidd am gaethwasiaeth yn y bedwaredd ganrif ar bymtheg. Dylanwadodd adnabyddiaeth y Cymry Americanaidd â'r Beibl yn ddwys ar eu meddwl, eu dychymyg a'u gweithgarwch o ddydd i ddydd, ac yn y gyfrol hon bwrir goleuni o'r newydd ar baradocs gwlad a goleddai gaethwasiaeth tra yn ymfalchïo yn ei rhyddid.

A humorous novel for Welsh Learners Foundation Level Two and Intermediate Level. Journalist Lowri Glyn feels that life on the newspaper Post Pen-y-bae is very dull, until everything changes one day! Useful vocabulary on each page.

A study of the background and contribution of Twm Carnabwth, one of the leaders of the Becca movement in west Wales in the mid-19th century. The events of the time are placed in their social context and no study has dealt with Becca's campaigners in such detail until now. 37 photographs.

This book outlines and explains the establishment of the University of Wales Press and the vitally important work it carried out in the first half of the twentieth century. It provides a portrayal of a formative period in the publishing and wider cultural history of modern Wales and gives a snapshot of the work of a variety of the nation's most prominent and influential scholars and authors during this period.

Living in London, Lydia is struggling through her twenties, regretting drunken nights, reflecting on texts and trying her best nor to be late for work. She has a complicated relationship with Wales. Far from home, she questions her identity and her vision of herself as a Welsh woman in the world.

Glan Davies is a familiar Welsh personality throughout Wales after a long career as a performer on concert and television platforms. He has acted in films and popular programmes on S4C including Pobol y Cwm. He has worked with many figures in the entertainment business such as Dafydd Iwan, Ryan and Ronnie and Gari Williams, and has an abundance of entertaining stories to relay.

The fifth and last title in the series Y Pump(The Five). Cat is one of the Five in Year 11 at Ysgol Gyfun Llwyd. Her real friends keep her strong during a challenging period and she finds humour despite the suffering and pain.

A volume of articles by one of the most subtle authors writing in the Welsh language today, encompassing such diverse topics as phonetics, cakes, cleaning and Karl Marx, as we are taken on a speedy trip around Wales and beyond. REPRINT FIRST PUBLISHED 2020

The Second World War is affecting the women in rural Eifionydd as they try to cope with life without their husbands, sons and brothers, and feed their families during an insecure time. Some women find life more difficult than others, but all are affected when they realise that something - or someone - is prowling around their homes at night.

A kids'step-by-step basic introduction to computer programming. This Python programming workbook breaks down key concepts into small, easy-to-understand parts. Includes workbook to practise copying code to ensure new computer liferacy sticks. A hands-on approach that enhances other cognitive benefits such as skills in problem solving and abstract thinking. Suitable for KS2.

A volume celebrating sixty years since the Books Council of Wales was established, comprising sixteen chapters by various scholars and contributors in the field. An English companion volume is available: Two Rivers From a Common Spring (9781914981043).

The second of the five novels in the Pump series. Tami is one of the Pump gang, in Year 11 in Ysgol Gyfun Llwyd. But her friendship with the gang becomes challenged by a new person who comes into her life...

An exciting new novel by one of Wales's best writers. Safana reimagines the history of slavery in Georgia and looks again at one of it's most controversial figures at a time of great uncertainty.

This special and mesmerising novel came close to winning one of the main literary prizes at last summer's National Eisteddfod. Moss Morgan is a loner and lover of jazz. His decision to move from his home to live in a cave facing the sea has a lifechanging effect on the life of one of the inhabitants of the seaside town of Aberberwan.

In 2012, The Recovery Letters were launched, presenting a series of on-line letters from people who had survived depression to those who were continuing to suffer from it. A Welsh adaptation.

14 fun word puzzles with child-friendly themes including On the Farm, The Supermarket, Numbers and Months, At the Seashore, In the Classroom, Colours of the Rainbow, In the Country and many more. Suitable for children aged 6 years plus; Early years, Key Stage 2 and Foundation Phase. A Welsh adaptation of Word Puzzle Book by Siân Lewis.

One of the most lauded heroes of the British Empire, H. M. Stanley's life was a constant battle to escape the ghosts of his past: poverty, shame, and his Welsh roots. This is a detailed look at his career from a Welsh perspective, analysing his motives and explaining the significance of his unexpected fame. 68 images and 5 maps.

Mae'r gyfrol arloesol hon yn cyflawni dau amcan. Yn gyntaf, mae'n cynnwys, am y tro cyntaf, hanes lleiafrifoedd ethnig oddi mewn i'r diwylliant Cymraeg, a hynny o ddyddiau Macsen Wledig hyd heddiw. Yn ail, mae'n dehongli amlethnigrwydd o safbwynt Cymraeg yn hytrach na Saesneg, sy'n arwain at y cwestiwn, ‘Pwy yw'r Cymry?'Yn ogystal â'r hanes cyffredinol, ceir penodau am Gymry du, y Sipsiwn Cymreig, Gwyddelod ac Iddewon yng Nghymru, amlethnigrwydd cefn gwlad, a'r Cymry fel lleiafrif ethnig yn Lloegr. O ran ei syniadaeth, trafodir pethau mor amrywiol â pherthynas y Cymry â threfedigaethedd a chaethwasiaeth, hybridedd grwpiau lleiafrifol, Saeson Cymraeg, a chenedlaetholdeb a hil. Wrth gloi, gofynnir ai'r Cymry yw pobl frodorol Ynys Prydain.

A pioneering début novel by a talented young writer. It follows the journey of two teenage characters, Deian and Anest, and their amazing relationship through the angst of their lives. A novel that will move you to tears and make you laugh out loud as you wonder at the author's skill in delving deep into the minds of two characters who will remain with you for a long time.

Mae'r gyfrol hon yn tywys cyfieithwyr newydd a'r rhai sydd â'u bryd ar weithio yn y maes trwy brif egwyddorion llunio cyfieithiad da. Mae'n trafod gwaith cyfieithwyr o safbwynt diogelu lle'r iaith yn y gymdeithas, yn egluro beth sydd ei angen ar ddarpar gyfieithwyr o ran sgiliau a gwybodaeth, ac yn dangos y gwych a'r gwachul er mwyn cynorthwyo cyfieithwyr i lunio gwaith da heb y llediaith a'r cyfieithu lletchwith. Mae'n taflu goleuni ar yr amryfal dechnegau y mae cyfieithwyr cymwys yn eu defnyddio, o'r broses ddarllen hyd at y broses adolygu, ac mae'n gwneud hynny trwy enghreifftiau o gyfieithiadau go iawn a gyhoeddwyd. Mae'n trafod cyfieithu peirianyddol, dyfodol y proffesiwn a sut i wneud y defnydd gorau o'r dechnoleg ddiweddaraf. Mae ymchwil academaidd hefyd yn elfen gref o'r gwaith, ac mae'r cyngor a'r canllawiau yn seiliedig ar yr ysgolheictod trylwyraf ynghyd â phrofiad yr awdur o'r byd cyfieithu proffesiynol.

A woman's body in the River Dee, a tragedy in Llŷn, a lost novel, a secret diary, a perplexing family tree. Mystery lurks in the past of all of us, no more so than in the life of world-famous authoress Veronique and the family history of Sisial y Traeth in Abersoch. Journalist Huw Peris sets out to unravel a number of mysteries but will his interfering prove costly for him?

Autobiography of talented actress and comedian, Carys Eleri, star of S4C series'Parch'and her one woman comedy show,'Lovecraft'. Death is not a laughing matter, but laughter can act as therapy. In her first book Carys talks frankly and touchingly about the loss of her beloved father from Motor Neurone Disease and best friend Trystan from cancer.

A powerful and emotive first novel which tells the story of an important event in Welsh history - the drowning of Cwm Tryweryn to provide a water supply for the city of Liverpool.

Dyfal ond dychmygus, caiff Ceridwen ei lluchio i sefyllfa ddirdynnol ym mherfeddion y canolbarth, a hithau a'i mam yn hen dyddyn y teulu yn gofalu am ei Gransha yn ei ddyddiau olaf. Gyda'r byd yn datgymalu o'u cwmpas, ceir cyfle i ddianc i'r dychymyg gyda chymorth Nain, a wnaeth adael casgliad amrywiol o lyfrau i Ceridwen – trysorau sy'n ei thywys i gwrdd â chyfres o gymeriadau annisgwyl yn canu am hanesion a syniadau o'r henfyd i'r presennol, ac sy'n agor drws iddi ar fyd llawn cwestiynau a myfyrdodau ar ei chyflwr hithau, ei chenedl a'r byd tu hwnt. Wrth ddilyn yng nghwmni ei chyfeillion hynt yr hyn a enwir yn ‘Ysbryd Morgan', daw'n hysbys i Ceridwen fod gobaith i'w ganfod yng ngwedd bruddglwyfus ei theulu a'i chymdeithas – ond i'w ganfod, mae'n rhaid cysylltu gyda'r gorffennol tra yn dechrau o'r newydd.

A volume discussing the relationship between the Welsh and the African-Americans.

A cheeky but charming personal account of the outrageous Stifyn Parri in the first ever bilingual, back to back autobiography. He has starred in theatre and TV across the UK, and worked with some of the biggest names in the industry. He is full of anecdotes of backstage drama, tantrums, & embarrassment with celebs, royalty and even his poor mother.

The third amusing diary of librarian Blodwen Jones who continues to suffer many personal and professional misfortunes. The last in a popular series for Welsh Learners, adapted for level Sylfaen learners, with useful notes and glossary footnotes.

A novel for young people which follows an old woman as she saves a single item from her room at an old people's home, triggering memories about the Fire on the Llŷn peninsula in 1936 and the bombing of Guernica in the country of Basque in 1937.

A story set in Blaenau Ffestiniog during the Second World War. As bombs destroy Liverpool, families are separated and children are sent to rural areas in Wales for their safety.

Erbyn hyn, mae llyfrau i blant yn ganolog i'r diwydiant cyhoeddi ac yn rhan annatod o addysg pob plentyn. Ond prin yw'r sylw beirniadol a gafodd hanes a datblygiad llenyddiaeth plant yn y Gymraeg. Mae'r gyfrol hon yn mynd i'r afael â'r tawelwch hwn yn ein hanes cenedlaethol, gan ddadlau bod i lenyddiaeth plant arwyddocâd cymdeithasol a diwylliannol sylweddol. Rhoddir sylw i lyfrau a chylchgronau'r bedwaredd ganrif ar bymtheg yn benodol, gan archwilio'r ffactorau a oedd yn cyflyru awduron i ysgrifennu ar gyfer plant a phobl ifainc. Drwy ddehongli sut y dychmygid plant yn y gorffennol, mae'r gyfrol hon yn ein galluogi i ddeall nad sefydlog nac unffurf yw ystyr y termau ‘plant'a ‘phlentyndod'mewn unrhyw oes.

Cyflwynir yma holl syniadaeth athrawiaethol yr Apostol Paul a'i gefndir meddyliol mewn un bennod ar ddeg, ynghyd â swmp y farn ysgolheigaidd ddiweddaraf ar y pwnc. Trafodir perthynas yr Apostol â Iesu; cefndir syniadol Paul; natur ei dröedigaeth a'I alwad apostolaidd, a'i ddealltwriaeth o natur y ddeddf Iddewig; ei syniadaeth am iachawdwriaeth a Pherson Crist; ei ddealltwriaeth o natur y bod dynol a gwaith yr Ysbryd ynddo ac arno; dysgeidiaeth foesegol yr Apostol; ei syniadaeth am yr eglwys; ei farn am eschatoleg a'r ‘Pethau Diwethaf'; a chyfraniad y llythyrau yr amheir gan rai mai Paul oedd eu hawdur. Mae'r gyfrol yn unigryw fel yr ymdriniaeth lwyraf eto yn y Gymraeg ar y maes hwn; mae'n amlygu ysgolheigion o Gymry, yn arbennig C. H. Dodd a W. D. Davies, dau ysgolhaig Cymreig byd-eang eu dylanwad i astudiaethau Paulaidd.

No one is ever welcome in Arllechwedd - that is the only way that the family can safeguard its secret. A much-praised novel for adults and winner of the Daniel Owen Memorial Prize at the 1990 National Eisteddfod. New edition; first published in 1990 (ISBN 9780863836732).