Betrayal
Betrayal
Peggin's Journey from the Ladies of Llangollen to Pontcysyllte - A Short Distance but at Great Cost
Author(s):
Christine Purkis
Publication Date: 20 July, 2023
Available in all formats
Publisher: The Books Council of Wales
ISBN: 9781800994348
ISBN: 9781800994348
Price: INR 620.99
Description
Table of contents
A novel centred on a headstrong working-class girl in 18th-century north Wales. Peggin is a maid to the infamous Ladies of Llangollen, a gay couple who moved in the literary circles of Byron and Wordsworth. Abandoned by her family, she finds her long-lost brother Joe overseeing the building of Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Acqueduct.
Description
A novel centred on a headstrong working-class girl in 18th-century north Wales. Peggin is a maid to the infamous Ladies of Llangollen, a gay couple who moved in the literary circles of Byron and Wordsworth. Abandoned by her family, she finds her long-lost brother Joe overseeing the building of Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Acqueduct.
Table of contents
- Prologue
- PART I Aggie
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- PART II Joe
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- PART III Peggin
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- PART IV Baby
- 24
- 25
- PART V Joe
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- PART VI Peggin
- 31
- 32
- 33
- 34
- 35
- 36
- 37
- 38
- 39
- PART VII Joe
- 40
- 41
- 42
- 43
- PART VIII Joe
- 44
- PART IX Peggin
- 45
- 46
- 47
- 48
- 49
- 50
- 51
- 52
- 53
- PART X Joe
- 54
- 55
- PART XI Peggin
- 56
- 57
- 58
- 59
- 60
- PART XII Joe
- 61
- PART XIII Peggin
- 62
- 63
- 64
- 65
- Acknowledgements