THE LOVERS' GRAVES Six True Tales that Shocked Wales.

Softcover, 2nd impression same year as 1st. Secluded graves, broken promises, doctors with supernatural powers, fleeing outlaws, the miseries of the workhouse and the violence of the mob. This is usually the stuff of sensational fiction, but this collection of 6 tales, narrated by a much respected Welsh author, is not a work of fiction. These are real events, featuring real people who were driven to desperate measures in desperate times. They are events that outraged respectable society and tore communities and families apart. Featuring : the murder at Dolaucothi; the shooting of a Trawsgoed gamekeeper; the 'Welsh wizard' of Pantcoy, Cwrtycadno; the Little Pit tragedy; the first Methodist martyr and the Glandenys menage a trois. Illus. 131pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. with no creasing to covers.