The Ladies of Gregynog by Eirene White
Eirene White’s The Ladies of Gregynog tells the story of Gwendoline and Margaret Davies, inheritors of great wealth at the end of the nineteenth century, and unique among their wealthy contemporaries in the early twentieth century. The two sisters devoted their large fortune to fostering the culture of their native Wales and, in 1920, acquired the Gregynog estate with the intention of establishing a craft commune. Today, almost a century later, Gregynog hall is a centre devoted to academic study, the revived Gregynog Press and a continuing tradition of music festivals in the fine setting of the estate gardens and arboretum. First published in 1985.
"A pleasing picture emerges of the two sistersIndependent by nature, their differing temperaments did not deter them in their common interests in fostering the best in life. Lady White has given us a much needed addition to our knowledge of the Ladies of Gregynog." A Anglo Welsh Review
Eirene White (1909-99) was one of the first female members of Parliament in the Labour party in Wales. When she retired from the House of Commons in 1970, she was made a life peer as Baroness White of Rhymney.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780708324059 |
| ISBN 10 | 0708324053 |
| Title | The Ladies of Gregynog |
| Author | Eirene White |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Wales Press |
| Year published | 2011-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 64 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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