All Things Betray Thee
All Things Betray Thee, by Gwyn Thomas, is a novel of early industrialism in South Wales. It was first published in 1949, and was republished in 1986, with an introduction by Raymond Williams.[1]
 First edition | |
| Author | Gwyn Thomas |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | 'Nichols' |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical novel |
| Publisher | Michael Joseph |
Publication date | 1949 |
| Media type | Print (book) |
| ISBN | 0-85315-664-6 |
| OCLC | 16529102 |
Set in 1835, this work is significantly different from most of Gwyn Thomas's work. It is both a personal story and an account of the origin of the industrialised and mostly English-speaking society of the South Wales Valleys.
Plot summary
Set in the new town of Moonlea, a fictionalised version of Merthyr Tydfil, it is told from the viewpoint of a travelling harpist, Alan Hugh Leigh, who is looking for his friend, the singer John Simon Adams. But his friend has become a populist leader among the ironworkers, who are involved in a bitter industrial conflict.
Rachel Trezise describes it as "an emblematic account of the 1831 Merthyr Rising".[2]
References
- ↑ Parthian Books: All Things Betray Thee. Accessed 30 Sept 2014
- ↑ Planet, no 206