Collins Spurrell Welsh dictionary.

FOR MORE THAN A HUNDRED YEARS Spurrell's dictionaries have been famous throughout Wales. Now the House of Collins, one of Britain's leading dictionary publishers, has had the text of Spurrells Schools’ Dictionary thoroughly revised by Professor Henry Lewis for this Collins-Spurrell Welsh Dictionary. Many new words, and others more commonly used today than formerly, have been added by the Editor, While the book is eminently suitable for use in schools it has a breadth of scope Which will appeal to everyone who needs a Welsh dictionary for general reference, either while learning the language or to interpret literature in Welsh or English. The possession of this book will add to the pleasures of a visit to Wales by giving answers to any questions about placenames, occupations and the common courtesies of everyday life. Professor Henry Lewis is an outstanding Welsh scholar with a lifetime of linguistic experience. IN 1854 THE AUTHOR SET OUT ON HIS long-premeditated tour, and his impressions of the country and its people are vividly described in this book. Wild Wales immortalises the ” land of old renown and wonder, the land of Arthur and Merlin”, the wild mountains, the green valleys, the tiny villages housing a kindiy, lovable people whose hearts are tuned to song and to the folklore of the centuries. He set out to interpret the literature, history and people of the country to their neighbours over the border, and that he succeeded better than he knew is evident from the fact that, far from being little read, his book is more popular now than ever. So that the reader may picture the Wales which Borrow loved, there are in this Souvenir edition over 100 illustrations reproduced from photographs by R. Cecil Hughes, who traversed the route taken by Borrow, and each illustration is given its appropriate quotation from the text. As additional aids, the publishers have included a two-page map and a topographical index.