Sara from Eryri

Sara from Eryri
Author: Dan Martin
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2012-06-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781450289511

It is 1588 in Eryri, an isolated village deep in the mountains of Wales. For as long as she can remember, twelve-year-old Sara has had a kinship with animals. Happiest in her hilltop hideout where she can peer down into the village below, Sara knows a strange traveling star has forever changed the way her elders think about their future. But when an old man relays the legend of Eryris beginnings to Sara, he unintentionally fuels her defiant and adventurous spirit. Decades before Sara was born, giant eagles claimed the skies and meadows around her village. When humans intruded, the birds abandoned Eryri, but left with a chilling warning: if humans ever again invade the sacred places of the eagles, they will destroy the village. But it is not long before curiosity wins over common sense and village laws. As Sara sojourns into the wilderness in search of the eagles, she soon discovers that Wales is a perilous place. After she is captured by giant birds who threaten revenge, Sara desperately befriends a squirrel and eagle who quickly become her allies. In this captivating fantasy tale, Sara and her newfound friends must rely on their newly discovered powers as they embark on a death defying mission to save Eryri from destruction.

Nineteenth-Century Women's Writing in Wales

Nineteenth-Century Women's Writing in Wales
Author: Jane Aaron
Publisher: University of Wales Press
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2010-02-15
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0708322875

The first volume in the new series Gender Studies in Wales, this book argues that the way in which people came to perceive and to represent themselves as Welsh was profoundly affected by the gender ideologies prevalent during the Romantic and Victorian periods. "Nineteenth-Century Women's Writing in Wales: Nation, Gender and Identity" introduces readers to a hundred Welsh women authors at work during the years 1780-1900, some writing in Welsh and some in English. In so doing, it rescues many of these authors from critical neglect and oblivion. In the second half of the nineteenth century in particular, Welsh women writers in both languages were numerous and enjoyed a degree of influence on Welsh culture easily commensurate with that of women writers today. By covering the nineteenth century chronologically, this book traces the coming into being of the Welsh nation as its women in particular saw it, and as they helped to create it.

The Girl Outdoors

The Girl Outdoors
Author: Sian Anna Lewis
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2018-04-05
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1844865320

An adventurous best mate in book form, The Girl Outdoors offers up support and knowledge and empowers the reader, whether she's thinking about cycling the length of Vietnam or just needs some help fixing her bike. Packed with stunning photography, the book is organised into four main parts: - Active Outdoors, showing you how to get to grips with the wildest activities on land and water. From mountain biking to climbing and surfing to kayaking, not forgetting night hiking and paddleboard yoga! - Wild Adventures, taking you that bit further with your outdoor skills, from canoe camping to cycle touring, building your own wild house and holding mini festivals - Wild Cooking, Crafts and Wellbeing looks at the everyday wild lifestyle, showing you how to build a fire, easy foraging, growing your own fruit and veg, getting to grips with outdoor photography and keeping up energy levels with delicious recipes - Wanderlust takes it further, giving sensible advice on planning for weekends away and longer trips, essential kit lists and tips on long-term backpacking and travelling, as well as working and volunteering abroad Scattered throughout there are enticing ideas for fabulous adventures all over the world, from canoe camping in Canada to hiking in the Arctic Circle. Whether it's going on a physically-demanding adventure or making cordial from homegrown flowers, this beautiful book is packed with inspiring and attainable ideas for the wild life.

Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1886

Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1886
Author: Lloyd's Register Foundation
Publisher: Lloyd's Register
Total Pages: 1668
Release: 1886-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN:

The Lloyd's Register of Shipping records the details of merchant vessels over 100 gross tonnes, which are self-propelled and sea-going, regardless of classification. Before the time, only those vessels classed by Lloyd's Register were listed. Vessels are listed alphabetically by their current name.