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The Story Continues for the Library of Wales

Parthian has launched four new titles in its Library of Wales series aiming to make out of print classic Welsh novels available to a new generation of readers. Full sets of the library, which will include fiction, poetry, essays and non–fiction, will be placed in every school and public library in Wales. Author and English teacher Hayley Long has written an Educational Resource Pack designed to help teachers introduce Welsh writing in English into the classroom. Teachers are provided with ideas for activities and photocopiable resources for placing each text within its social and historical context, encouraging discussion and stimulating oral presentations, understanding themes and focusing on language.

"It is important that children and people of all ages in Wales have access to literature which is rooted in their own experience and reflects their lives and heritage. The new Educational Resource Pack, excellently produced by experienced English teacher Hayley Long is an important tool to help bring the classics into the classroom and encourage discussion between pupils about our culture".
Alun Pugh

These four new titles are Ash on a Young Man’s Sleeve by Dannie Abse, A Man’s Estate by Emyr Humphreys, Home to an Empty House by Alun Richards and In the Green Tree by Alun Lewis.

The series now includes nine titles including Border Country by Raymond Williams and Cwmardy by Lewis Jones. It has been hugely popular in Wales and beyond with readers and over 16,000 copies have already been sold.

For more information visit the Library of Wales  website.