Life Beneath the Arch
Life Beneath the Arch
Author(s):
Charles ArchLyn Ebenezer
Publication Date: 10 October, 2018
Available in all formats
Publisher: The Books Council of Wales
ISBN: 9781784616465
ISBN: 9781784616465
Price: INR 480.99
Description
Table of contents
The reminiscences of Charles Arch – a well-known figure in farming circles in Wales – who has been a ringside commentator at the Royal Welsh Show in Llanelwedd since 1980. He recalls his early decades raised on a mountain farm adjacent to Strata Florida Abbey in mid Ceredigion, describing the farming year in detail and the many interesting characters who lived in the area at that time.
Description
The reminiscences of Charles Arch – a well-known figure in farming circles in Wales – who has been a ringside commentator at the Royal Welsh Show in Llanelwedd since 1980. He recalls his early decades raised on a mountain farm adjacent to Strata Florida Abbey in mid Ceredigion, describing the farming year in detail and the many interesting characters who lived in the area at that time.
Table of contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1 – The Great Escape
- 2 – Beyond the Gate
- 3 – Off to School
- 4 – Schooldays and Stallions
- 5 – War and Peace
- 6 – The Young Farmer
- 7 – Cold Comfort
- 8 – The Order of the Boot
- 9 – The Farming Year
- 10 – A Proper Farmer
- 11 – In the Club
- 12 – Characters
- 13 – Memories and Hopes
- 14 – The Return of the Native
- Pictures