Teulu Bach Nantoer

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-"It was a cold winter's night.	0:00:11	0:00:13
-"Outside, the wind howled -and the rain poured...	0:00:14	0:00:18
-"..but inside -the cosy Nantoer home...	0:00:18	0:00:21
-"..the fire smiled happily...	0:00:21	0:00:23
-"..and a warm glow surrounded -the family sat beside it."	0:00:23	0:00:27
-This novel -was published a century ago.	0:00:28	0:00:32
-Teulu Bach Nantoer by Moelona...	0:00:32	0:00:35
-..is the most popular children's -novel ever written in Welsh.	0:00:35	0:00:39
-It influenced -a generation of children....	0:00:40	0:00:43
-..along with many novelists -who later followed Moelona.	0:00:43	0:00:47
-She draws you into the novel...	0:00:47	0:00:50
-..and sustains -your interest throughout.	0:00:50	0:00:53
-You become part of -the Teulu Bach Nantoer family.	0:00:53	0:00:57
-Is it a good story, Mair?	0:00:57	0:01:00
-Teulu Bach Nantoer's -popularity is remarkable.	0:01:00	0:01:04
-No other novel -has sold as many copies.	0:01:04	0:01:08
-It's the most popular novel -for 50 years or more.	0:01:08	0:01:11
-I used to pester Mam...	0:01:13	0:01:16
-..to buy a copy -of Teulu Bach Nantoer.	0:01:16	0:01:20
-I remember pestering her so much...	0:01:21	0:01:24
-..to be completely honest, -I was a bloody nuisance.	0:01:24	0:01:28
-First of all, she won the literary -prize at the Eisteddfod in 1912.	0:01:30	0:01:35
-Her work was then published...	0:01:35	0:01:38
-..at the beginning of 1913.	0:01:39	0:01:41
-From then on, everybody -wanted to read Teulu Bach Nantoer.	0:01:41	0:01:46
-Moelona, or Elizabeth Mary Owen...	0:01:48	0:01:51
-..was born in 1877.	0:01:51	0:01:53
-She wrote many romantic stories...	0:01:53	0:01:56
-..and along with other novelists, -was encouraged by OM Edwards...	0:01:56	0:02:00
-..to write popular fiction in Welsh.	0:02:01	0:02:03
-OM Edwards believed...	0:02:04	0:02:06
-..it was very important...	0:02:07	0:02:11
-..to restore the nation's pride...	0:02:11	0:02:14
-..by having female authors -as well as male authors.	0:02:15	0:02:18
-It was important -to have literature...	0:02:18	0:02:22
-..written from a female perspective.	0:02:22	0:02:25
-He inspired them to write.	0:02:26	0:02:28
-She made a significant contribution.	0:02:30	0:02:32
-She's an author...	0:02:33	0:02:36
-..who wrote candidly -in the Welsh language...	0:02:36	0:02:40
-..about the battle -to win women the vote.	0:02:40	0:02:43
-She also wrote about the struggle -facing the Welsh language.	0:02:43	0:02:47
-The battle for the language -and women's rights go hand in hand.	0:02:48	0:02:53
-Moelona also wrote many novels -that appealed to children.	0:02:53	0:02:58
-Stories and tales about Wales...	0:02:58	0:03:01
-..that became very popular.	0:03:01	0:03:03
-Encouraging children to read in -Welsh was part of the campaign...	0:03:04	0:03:08
-..to restore the nation's pride.	0:03:09	0:03:11
-..to restore the nation's pride. - -Internationally...	0:03:11	0:03:13
-..female authors...	0:03:13	0:03:15
-..often begin their literary career -by writing children's stories...	0:03:15	0:03:21
-..before progressing -to adult literature.	0:03:21	0:03:25
-The idea -that children's literature...	0:03:25	0:03:29
-..is part of a domestic world...	0:03:29	0:03:31
-..in which -the mother is best placed...	0:03:32	0:03:34
-..to educate -and entertain her children...	0:03:34	0:03:38
-..is the captive audience.	0:03:38	0:03:40
-There's a voluntary connection...	0:03:41	0:03:43
-..between women -and children's literature.	0:03:43	0:03:47
-Teulu Bach Nantoer is Moelona's -most well-known children's novel...	0:03:47	0:03:53
-..in which Gwen Owen, -a single mother...	0:03:53	0:03:56
-..raises -her four children in poverty.	0:03:56	0:03:59
-Ieuan, the eldest, is a keen reader.	0:03:59	0:04:01
-Alun wants to be a sailor.	0:04:01	0:04:04
-Mair enjoys playing house...	0:04:05	0:04:07
-..and little Eiry -is the family's youngest child.	0:04:07	0:04:10
-The novel was very popular -with sales reaching 30,000.	0:04:10	0:04:14
-It created -a generation of young readers...	0:04:15	0:04:18
-..who were reading -popular literature in Welsh...	0:04:18	0:04:22
-..for the very first time.	0:04:22	0:04:24
-Memories of reading the novel -are very much alive.	0:04:24	0:04:28
-I went to school -just before my fifth birthday.	0:04:28	0:04:31
-I pestered my mother.	0:04:31	0:04:33
-The first story -Mrs Evans read us at school...	0:04:34	0:04:37
-..was Teulu Bach Nantoer.	0:04:38	0:04:40
-I was bowled over by the story...	0:04:42	0:04:45
-..so much so -that we acted out this novel.	0:04:45	0:04:48
-We put on our own play.	0:04:48	0:04:51
-I was always -the posh lady from America.	0:04:51	0:04:54
-I stole a blanket from home.	0:04:54	0:04:57
-I also borrowed Emyr Llion...	0:05:01	0:05:03
-..the smallest child -I knew at the time.	0:05:03	0:05:07
-I dressed him in flowery curtains -fastened with a safety pin.	0:05:07	0:05:11
-He was little Eiry.	0:05:12	0:05:14
-We made up all kinds of stories.	0:05:14	0:05:17
-We sat on a large, flat stone...	0:05:17	0:05:20
-..and pretended it was a ship.	0:05:20	0:05:22
-We took Emyr Llion with us, -wrapped in these curtains.	0:05:22	0:05:26
-They were such happy days.	0:05:29	0:05:31
-This is a copy of the book -my father received...	0:05:33	0:05:37
-..as a gift for reciting in 1931, -when he was 12, in Llanbrynmair.	0:05:37	0:05:42
-"Presented to Evan Leonard Jones -for reciting in the Pandy."	0:05:42	0:05:47
-The handwriting underneath -reads, "Stand up for Wales."	0:05:47	0:05:51
-"Each side of the fire, -beneath the chimney...	0:05:52	0:05:55
-"..were two long sills.	0:05:56	0:05:58
-"Ieuan, -a 12-year-old boy with dark eyes...	0:05:58	0:06:01
-"..sat on one of them, -avidly reading a book.	0:06:01	0:06:04
-"Alun sat on the other...	0:06:05	0:06:07
-"..with his carpenter's tools...	0:06:07	0:06:10
-"..perfecting -his latest timber creation.	0:06:10	0:06:14
-"He was 10 years old, -with fair hair and blue eyes.	0:06:14	0:06:18
-"Mair and little Eiry -sat on two stools.	0:06:18	0:06:21
-"One had dark hair, the other -had a mop of golden curls.	0:06:21	0:06:26
-"They were sharing -a new picture book."	0:06:26	0:06:30
-I remember Mam -reading the novel to us as children.	0:06:30	0:06:34
-I thought there was a similarity -between us and the Nantoer family.	0:06:34	0:06:38
-On winter nights -we'd sit by the fire...	0:06:39	0:06:42
-..either reading a book, -colouring in...	0:06:42	0:06:45
-..playing games or playing cards.	0:06:45	0:06:48
-Mam would sew -or she'd darn an item of clothing.	0:06:48	0:06:51
-Or she'd knit while my father -fell asleep in the chair.	0:06:52	0:06:55
-For many, the favourite character -in the book...	0:06:56	0:06:59
-..is Eiry, the golden-haired child.	0:06:59	0:07:02
-There are countless Eirys in Wales -and further afield...	0:07:03	0:07:07
-..who've been named after -the novel's lovable character.	0:07:07	0:07:12
-I was given a copy of -Teulu Bach Nantoer at a young age.	0:07:15	0:07:19
-The main character -had the same name as me...	0:07:19	0:07:22
-..so I always felt -that I was the little girl.	0:07:23	0:07:26
-I think my parents -were definitely swayed by the name.	0:07:26	0:07:31
-I'm not sure if I was named after -the Eiry in Teulu Bach Nantoer...	0:07:32	0:07:37
-..but it certainly influenced them.	0:07:37	0:07:40
-When I read the book, -I was the same age as Mair.	0:07:40	0:07:44
-But when I read Teulu Bach Nantoer, -I could relate to Mair and Eiry.	0:07:45	0:07:49
-Eiry because of the name...	0:07:50	0:07:52
-..and Mair -because she was closer in age.	0:07:53	0:07:55
-"Eiry was an extremely pretty child.	0:07:55	0:07:58
-"Her hair fell in golden ringlets...	0:07:58	0:08:03
-"..and the skin -on her forehead, neck and arms...	0:08:05	0:08:08
-"..was the colour of fresh milk.	0:08:08	0:08:11
-"She always had a smile on her face.	0:08:11	0:08:14
-"Her blue eyes -were full of mischief.	0:08:14	0:08:17
-"It's no wonder that her mother, -pressing her close to her heart...	0:08:17	0:08:23
-"..anxiously asked her, 'What will -become of you, my dear child?'"	0:08:23	0:08:27
-I've said that so many times to -my own children and grandchildren.	0:08:28	0:08:32
-"What will become of you, -my dear child?"	0:08:32	0:08:35
-Alright? I'm ready to cry now!	0:08:35	0:08:37
-Moelon, Rhydlewis, -south Cardiganshire...	0:08:42	0:08:45
-..is where Elizabeth Mary Owen, -or Moelona, was born.	0:08:45	0:08:49
-The village is six miles -north of Newcastle Emlyn.	0:08:52	0:08:56
-Back then, -Welsh was the spoken language.	0:08:56	0:08:59
-It was a Welsh-speaking community.	0:08:59	0:09:02
-Moelona's upbringing here...	0:09:04	0:09:06
-..ignited her passion for Wales -and the Welsh language.	0:09:07	0:09:10
-Her parents had farmed here -for more than 20 years...	0:09:11	0:09:14
-..before Moelona was born.	0:09:15	0:09:17
-She was the youngest of 13 children.	0:09:17	0:09:21
-They later moved, -but it's obvious...	0:09:21	0:09:24
-..that first home -was important to her as an author...	0:09:24	0:09:28
-..since -she adopted the pen-name Moelona.	0:09:28	0:09:30
-Life in rural Wales...	0:09:44	0:09:46
-..especially -in the Rhydlewis area...	0:09:46	0:09:50
-..during Moelona's youth...	0:09:50	0:09:54
-..was simple and very primitive.	0:09:54	0:09:57
-Families were poor...	0:09:57	0:09:59
-..and due to the nature -of the landscape, farms were small.	0:10:00	0:10:05
-On average, -the farms in the locality...	0:10:05	0:10:08
-..in which Moelona was raised -covered 20-30 hectares.	0:10:08	0:10:13
-It made living conditions very hard.	0:10:13	0:10:16
-People in rural areas were -in poor health during that time...	0:10:16	0:10:21
-..as we can see -from Moelona's family.	0:10:21	0:10:25
-Infant mortality...	0:10:25	0:10:29
-..is an incredibly -hard thing to deal with.	0:10:29	0:10:33
-The Moelon family -had its fair share of tragedy.	0:10:35	0:10:39
-Two years before Moelona was born...	0:10:39	0:10:42
-..three children died -within a week of each other.	0:10:42	0:10:46
-On the day they buried two children -here in Awen cemetery...	0:10:46	0:10:51
-..by the time they arrived home -after the funeral...	0:10:51	0:10:55
-..another child had died.	0:10:55	0:10:57
-It's hard for us today -to imagine such tragedy.	0:10:57	0:11:01
-Tragedy also strikes -the Nantoer family.	0:11:15	0:11:19
-Something awful happens -to a family member...	0:11:19	0:11:23
-..which changes the story's tone.	0:11:23	0:11:26
-It's possible that the sad events -at the heart of the novel...	0:11:26	0:11:30
-..are rooted in Moelona's own -traumatic experiences in Rhydlewis.	0:11:30	0:11:35
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-Teulu Bach Nantoer -was published a century ago.	0:11:52	0:11:56
-It was the most popular children's -novel ever written in Welsh.	0:11:56	0:12:00
-This was the novel -teachers read to their pupils...	0:12:00	0:12:04
-..right across Wales.	0:12:04	0:12:06
-I fell in love with the story.	0:12:06	0:12:09
-I thought it was terrific.	0:12:09	0:12:14
-I pestered my mother constantly...	0:12:14	0:12:18
-..to buy Teulu Bach Nantoer.	0:12:18	0:12:21
-To be completely honest with you...	0:12:22	0:12:26
-..I know I'm on television...	0:12:26	0:12:28
-..but I was a bloody nuisance...	0:12:29	0:12:31
-..harping on about this book.	0:12:31	0:12:33
-She told me one time...	0:12:34	0:12:36
-.."If you're a good boy...	0:12:36	0:12:40
-"..perhaps Santa Claus -will bring you Teulu Bach Nantoer."	0:12:40	0:12:44
-Well, if I was a good boy before...	0:12:44	0:12:48
-..I was definitely -a good boy afterwards!	0:12:48	0:12:51
-I was thoroughly well behaved...	0:12:51	0:12:54
-..because I wanted -a copy of this book so much.	0:12:54	0:12:59
-On Christmas Eve...	0:13:01	0:13:03
-..I was still -waiting patiently for the book.	0:13:03	0:13:06
-My brother and I went to bed...	0:13:07	0:13:11
-..and on Christmas morning...	0:13:11	0:13:13
-..when we got up...	0:13:14	0:13:16
-..in a pillowcase -at the foot of the bed...	0:13:16	0:13:20
-..was Teulu Bach Nantoer.	0:13:20	0:13:24
-I was overjoyed.	0:13:24	0:13:26
-I'd had what I wanted.	0:13:27	0:13:29
-Even if you'd given me -all the gold in the world...	0:13:30	0:13:33
-..nothing could compare.	0:13:33	0:13:37
-The family is the focus -of the novel, of course.	0:13:37	0:13:41
-The Nantoer home is a holy place.	0:13:41	0:13:45
-Gwen Owen, the hard-working, -loving single mother...	0:13:45	0:13:49
-..is the heart and soul -of the family.	0:13:50	0:13:52
-# We both fall over	0:13:52	0:13:55
-# Well, what a trick! #	0:13:55	0:13:57
-If you consider an American classic -like Little Women...	0:13:57	0:14:01
-..the focus is that -of a female-orientated family.	0:14:01	0:14:06
-The father's absent -in Little Women - he's away at war.	0:14:06	0:14:10
-The Teulu Bach Nantoer novel begins -after the death of the father.	0:14:10	0:14:15
-The absence of a patriarch...	0:14:15	0:14:17
-..was commonplace -in international literature.	0:14:17	0:14:20
-"There was no father at home.	0:14:20	0:14:23
-"For two years or more...	0:14:23	0:14:25
-"..Elis Owen's name was carved -on a headstone at Y Bryn cemetery.	0:14:25	0:14:30
-"Mam rarely mentioned him -to the children.	0:14:31	0:14:34
-"She preferred Ieuan and Alun -not to remember him at all...	0:14:34	0:14:39
-"..than to remember him -as a drunken father...	0:14:40	0:14:43
-"..staggering home late at night.	0:14:43	0:14:46
-"Since he spent all his money and -died before reaching middle age...	0:14:47	0:14:52
-"..the young widow -had to ask the parish for help...	0:14:52	0:14:56
-"..in raising her four children."	0:14:56	0:14:58
-In Teulu Bach Nantoer, -there's an idyllic image...	0:14:59	0:15:03
-..of a contented family, which was -commonplace in Welsh literature.	0:15:04	0:15:08
-It was a reaction -to the Blue Books' report...	0:15:08	0:15:12
-..into the state of education -in Wales in 1847.	0:15:12	0:15:15
-According to the commissioners, -who were English Anglicans...	0:15:15	0:15:19
-..the Welsh and the Nonconformist -chapelgoers were illiterate...	0:15:20	0:15:24
-..immoral and primitive.	0:15:24	0:15:26
-Many felt that Wales -and its people were betrayed....	0:15:27	0:15:30
-..by the Treachery -of the Blue Books.	0:15:31	0:15:33
-What it did to the Welsh, -in terms of the chapelgoers...	0:15:33	0:15:37
-..was to make them virtuous.	0:15:38	0:15:40
-They spent decades -creating an image for themselves...	0:15:40	0:15:45
-..as paragons of respectability -and Wales as a land of song.	0:15:45	0:15:49
-It's still a part -of our national identity...	0:15:49	0:15:52
-..as is the archetypal Welsh mam.	0:15:52	0:15:55
-The commissioners were particularly -harsh about Welsh women.	0:15:56	0:16:00
-They were very sexy...	0:16:00	0:16:03
-..and volatile.	0:16:03	0:16:05
-There was -no control over them whatsoever.	0:16:06	0:16:10
-Naturally after that...	0:16:11	0:16:14
-..things swung to the other extreme, -as described by Moelona.	0:16:14	0:16:18
-This idea of a decent family -and a strong matriarch.	0:16:18	0:16:22
-The Welsh mother.	0:16:22	0:16:24
-It's the mother who rules...	0:16:24	0:16:27
-..the Nantoer cottage.	0:16:28	0:16:30
-The mother's personality is crucial.	0:16:30	0:16:34
-Her influence -over her children is crucial.	0:16:34	0:16:37
-That's part of the lesson, in a way.	0:16:37	0:16:40
-That's the way a mother -should behave with her children.	0:16:40	0:16:44
-This can be interpreted -as part of the Welsh tradition...	0:16:45	0:16:49
-..to contradict what was said -in the 19th century...	0:16:49	0:16:53
-..about the women of Wales -in the Blue Books.	0:16:54	0:16:57
-A cosy home life represented -some sort of Welsh ideal.	0:16:57	0:17:02
-The first picture -in Teulu Bach Nantoer...	0:17:02	0:17:05
-..is of a family at home...	0:17:05	0:17:07
-..with the mother sewing...	0:17:07	0:17:12
-..and all the children reading.	0:17:12	0:17:15
-The lesson is crystal clear.	0:17:15	0:17:17
-The lessons -in Teulu Bach Nantoer are obvious.	0:17:18	0:17:21
-Obey your parents.	0:17:22	0:17:24
-Be good Welsh people and be -ambitious, like Moelona herself.	0:17:24	0:17:28
-Despite -her impoverished upbringing...	0:17:29	0:17:32
-..she trained as a teacher.	0:17:32	0:17:34
-A teacher is never too far -from her literature.	0:17:34	0:17:37
-Alun wanted to be a ship's captain.	0:17:38	0:17:40
-Ieuan, the eldest son, was also -ambitious and wanted to be an MP.	0:17:40	0:17:45
-Supporting them all the way -is their mother, Gwen Owen.	0:17:45	0:17:49
-"'Mam,' said Ieuan suddenly...	0:17:49	0:17:52
-"..as he closed his book.	0:17:53	0:17:55
-"'We're a poor family, aren't we?'"	0:17:55	0:17:58
-"'Yes, I'm afraid so, my boy,' -said his mother.	0:18:00	0:18:03
-"'Why do you ask?'	0:18:03	0:18:05
-"'I've been -reading about Abraham Lincoln.	0:18:05	0:18:08
-"'He was as poor as he -could possibly be when he was small.	0:18:09	0:18:12
-"'But before he died, -he was the president of America.	0:18:13	0:18:16
-"'I'm going to be like -Abraham Lincoln when I grow up.	0:18:16	0:18:20
-"'He has a wonderful history,' -said Ieuan...	0:18:20	0:18:24
-"..with a glint in his eye."	0:18:24	0:18:26
-"'If you make the most of your time -and your ability...	0:18:28	0:18:32
-"'..and if you're a good boy...	0:18:33	0:18:37
-"'..you, my little Welshman...	0:18:37	0:18:41
-"'..will become -an important man one day.'	0:18:42	0:18:45
-"Ieuan listened -without uttering a word...	0:18:46	0:18:51
-"..like he always did...	0:18:51	0:18:54
-"..when his mother -spoke seriously to him...	0:18:54	0:18:58
-"..like she was doing now."	0:18:58	0:19:00
-Great, isn't it?	0:19:03	0:19:05
-Fulfilling a dream...	0:19:07	0:19:09
-..under the guidance of his mother.	0:19:09	0:19:13
-This is a young character -who's very ambitious...	0:19:13	0:19:17
-..in terms of his hopes and dreams.	0:19:18	0:19:21
-His dream is to become -as influential as Abraham Lincoln.	0:19:21	0:19:26
-Moelona is telling young readers...	0:19:26	0:19:28
-..to broaden their horizons -instead of being parochial...	0:19:29	0:19:33
-..and to be ambitious...	0:19:33	0:19:35
-..because you can achieve -whatever you want.	0:19:35	0:19:39
-This is the crux of the novel.	0:19:39	0:19:41
-It's a story about hopes and dreams.	0:19:41	0:19:44
-There is also -tragedy and heartbreak...	0:19:44	0:19:47
-..but in the end...	0:19:47	0:19:49
-..there is a message of hope -for the younger generation.	0:19:49	0:19:53
-It's stereotypical of its time.	0:19:54	0:19:56
-It's about the young boy's -far-fetched ambition.	0:19:56	0:20:01
-The son wants to do good. -He wants to be Abraham Lincoln.	0:20:01	0:20:07
-He ends up -becoming a member of parliament...	0:20:07	0:20:10
-..so he doesn't quite make it, -but his ambition is very clear cut.	0:20:11	0:20:15
-He thinks he's going to conquer the -world and be an influential person.	0:20:15	0:20:20
-The theme of important men...	0:20:21	0:20:23
-..is central to the novel...	0:20:23	0:20:27
-..whereas his poor sister's ambition -is to become a maid.	0:20:27	0:20:31
-There are -no expectations or aspirations...	0:20:31	0:20:34
-..for the females of the time.	0:20:34	0:20:37
-Despite his intelligence...	0:20:37	0:20:39
-..poverty forces Ieuan -to leave school.	0:20:40	0:20:43
-He works as a farmhand but -seizes every opportunity to read.	0:20:43	0:20:48
-The farm's owner offers him -a chance to improve his life.	0:20:50	0:20:55
-He finds him a job -at a law firm in Cardiff.	0:20:55	0:20:58
-Despite her lack of ambition -as a child...	0:20:58	0:21:01
-..Mair becomes a teacher and -continues to live at home with Mam.	0:21:01	0:21:05
-Unlike Mair, -Moelona broadened her horizons.	0:21:06	0:21:10
-She taught in other areas -besides Rhydlewis.	0:21:11	0:21:14
-Like Ieuan in her novel, -she went to live in Cardiff.	0:21:15	0:21:17
-Moelona came to live here in 1905...	0:21:18	0:21:22
-..the same year as Cardiff -became the capital of Wales.	0:21:22	0:21:26
-The young teacher was thrilled -with her urban lifestyle.	0:21:26	0:21:30
-She came to a place that was -thriving and full of opportunities.	0:21:31	0:21:34
-The coal industry was at its height.	0:21:35	0:21:38
-New wealth -brought new institutions.	0:21:39	0:21:41
-A university -and a grand central library.	0:21:42	0:21:45
-It was here in Cardiff...	0:21:45	0:21:47
-..that Moelona -wrote Teulu Bach Nantoer.	0:21:48	0:21:52
-She recreated the rural idyll of her -childhood in Rhydlewis from afar.	0:21:53	0:21:59
-The novel -portrays a bucolic lifestyle.	0:22:01	0:22:04
-Despite the poverty, the children -were free to enjoy nature.	0:22:04	0:22:09
-One day they come across -a couple of strangers.	0:22:09	0:22:12
-An English woman and a Welshman.	0:22:12	0:22:15
-The woman -is bowled over by little Eiry.	0:22:15	0:22:19
-Soon, tragedy strikes the family.	0:22:24	0:22:27
-Eiry goes missing.	0:22:27	0:22:29
-Eiry!	0:22:29	0:22:30
-Eiry! - -Eiry!	0:22:30	0:22:33
-Eiry!	0:22:38	0:22:40
-Eiry!	0:22:44	0:22:46
-Believe it or not...	0:22:49	0:22:51
-..I've read -Teulu Bach Nantoer dozens of times.	0:22:51	0:22:56
-Why have I read it so many times?	0:22:56	0:23:00
-I've read it dozens of times...	0:23:01	0:23:04
-..for one reason in particular.	0:23:04	0:23:07
-You'll never believe -the reason behind it.	0:23:07	0:23:10
-I read it because I liked crying.	0:23:11	0:23:15
-I cried, sobbed...	0:23:15	0:23:18
-..wailed...	0:23:19	0:23:21
-..in the same place every time.	0:23:21	0:23:24
-What's interesting -about Teulu Bach Nantoer...	0:23:25	0:23:30
-..is the fact -that there is only one incident.	0:23:30	0:23:34
-Today's novels -recount many incidents.	0:23:34	0:23:37
-But the only incident -is Eiry's disappearance.	0:23:37	0:23:40
-The way it's written -is so emotional...	0:23:40	0:23:44
-..and yet so subtle...	0:23:45	0:23:49
-..she draws you -right into the story...	0:23:49	0:23:52
-..and sustains your interest.	0:23:52	0:23:55
-She makes you -want to know what happens.	0:23:55	0:23:58
-"After searching for some time, -Alun found one of Eiry's toys.	0:23:58	0:24:03
-"It was -in the middle of Cae Bach.	0:24:04	0:24:06
-"The mother remembered how she used -to take the toy to bed with her."	0:24:07	0:24:13
-When I read the book...	0:24:13	0:24:15
-..I felt the emotion -welling inside of me.	0:24:15	0:24:19
-It made me very tearful.	0:24:19	0:24:21
-I wondered if the story about Eiry -was in my subconscious...	0:24:21	0:24:26
-..after re-reading it...	0:24:26	0:24:28
-..and was linked to the stories -about missing children in Wales...	0:24:29	0:24:33
-..and in Britain today, like -April Jones and Madeleine McCann.	0:24:34	0:24:38
-I wonder -if that heightened my emotion?	0:24:39	0:24:42
-Yesterday and today merge into one.	0:24:43	0:24:45
-After searching in vain...	0:24:45	0:24:47
-..the family believes that little -Eiry has drowned in the river.	0:24:48	0:24:52
-"There was no body to cry over.	0:24:52	0:24:55
-"Flowers -wouldn't be planted at her grave.	0:24:55	0:24:58
-"Suddenly she was gone...	0:24:58	0:25:00
-"..the most beautiful -and happiest of them all...	0:25:01	0:25:04
-"..never to be seen again.	0:25:04	0:25:07
-"For a long, long time after that...	0:25:07	0:25:10
-"..the Nantoer family was very sad."	0:25:10	0:25:14
-.	0:25:19	0:25:19
-Subtitles	0:25:24	0:25:24
-Subtitles - -Subtitles	0:25:24	0:25:26
-Teulu Bach Nantoer -was published 100 years ago.	0:25:30	0:25:35
-Though they were poor...	0:25:35	0:25:37
-..the Nantoer family was happy, -with Gwen Owen, the single mother...	0:25:37	0:25:42
-..at its heart.	0:25:43	0:25:45
-A profound sadness -had overcome them...	0:25:45	0:25:48
-..after the youngest daughter, -Eiry, disappeared.	0:25:48	0:25:51
-Valmai Lloyd has been enamoured -with the book since her school days.	0:25:51	0:25:56
-After years of searching...	0:25:57	0:25:59
-..not knowing the book's title or -author, she recently found a copy.	0:25:59	0:26:04
-The shopkeeper said to me...	0:26:04	0:26:06
-.."I'm sorry but I don't think -I can sell it to you...	0:26:06	0:26:10
-"..because -it's in such poor condition."	0:26:10	0:26:13
-I said, -"Oh, please, I must have it."	0:26:14	0:26:16
-She said, "Would you leave some -money in the charity box instead?"	0:26:16	0:26:22
-I said, "I'd be more than happy to -if you give me the book."	0:26:23	0:26:26
-Here it is.	0:26:33	0:26:35
-It's very dear to me.	0:26:37	0:26:39
-As I was walking out of the shop...	0:26:39	0:26:43
-..the shopkeeper said to me...	0:26:43	0:26:45
-.."I hope you get the same pleasure -reading it as an adult...	0:26:45	0:26:50
-"..as you did -when you were a child."	0:26:50	0:26:52
-And I have.	0:26:53	0:26:56
-What do you have here?	0:26:57	0:26:59
-This is an anthology of -19th-century children's literature.	0:26:59	0:27:03
-Dr Siwsan Rosser...	0:27:03	0:27:05
-..specializes in children's -Welsh-language literature.	0:27:06	0:27:10
-Literature was dour -before Teulu Bach Nantoer...	0:27:10	0:27:13
-..and belonged to -the world of the chapel.	0:27:13	0:27:16
-Later in the century...	0:27:17	0:27:19
-..came Cymru'r Plant, -from 1892 onwards.	0:27:19	0:27:22
-It was OM Edward's influence.	0:27:22	0:27:24
-He profoundly -influenced children's literature.	0:27:24	0:27:28
-The early 20th century -saw a transformation in literature.	0:27:28	0:27:32
-Many children's magazines were -circulated in the 19th century...	0:27:32	0:27:37
-..and by the end of the century, OM -Edwards introduced Cymru'r Plant...	0:27:37	0:27:42
-..which heralded a new chapter -in children's literature...	0:27:43	0:27:47
-..to which Moelona belonged.	0:27:47	0:27:49
-Young authors were -delivering more varied literature...	0:27:49	0:27:53
-..to young audiences.	0:27:54	0:27:56
-The beginning of the 20th century -was a period of transformation.	0:27:56	0:28:01
-It was a breath of fresh air to -see novels like Teulu Bach Nantoer.	0:28:01	0:28:05
-It was a social novel, of course.	0:28:05	0:28:08
-It was during this time that they -added pictures to children's books.	0:28:08	0:28:13
-Some of the pictures -are important...	0:28:14	0:28:16
-..because often children -read a picture just as well.	0:28:17	0:28:20
-They like to gauge what's happening -and put it into context.	0:28:21	0:28:25
-This is a period when the focus...	0:28:25	0:28:29
-..shifts to childhood.	0:28:29	0:28:31
-Despite the hardships -endured by the Welsh...	0:28:32	0:28:37
-..conditions had improved -by the end of the 19th century...	0:28:37	0:28:41
-..and the turn -of the 20th century.	0:28:41	0:28:44
-People's health wasn't as poor -as it had previously been.	0:28:44	0:28:48
-Because of that, and perhaps -for the first time in our history...	0:28:48	0:28:53
-..the concept of childhood -was surfacing...	0:28:53	0:28:56
-..and of children -as separate beings...	0:28:57	0:28:59
-..who could be nurtured -and moulded by society...	0:29:00	0:29:04
-..and be educated.	0:29:04	0:29:07
-She was eager to improve -children's command of the language.	0:29:08	0:29:12
-She also encouraged the children -of Wales to speak Welsh.	0:29:13	0:29:18
-There's a strong didactic element -in her children's literature.	0:29:18	0:29:23
-It's evident in Teulu Bach Nantoer.	0:29:23	0:29:26
-But there are other elements to the -novel that make it more interesting.	0:29:26	0:29:31
-Midway through the novel...	0:29:32	0:29:34
-..a rector goes to school...	0:29:34	0:29:36
-..and preaches to the children -about Welsh identity.	0:29:37	0:29:40
-It was strange to encounter it -so early on in the century...	0:29:40	0:29:45
-..preaching about the importance -of being Welsh and Welshness.	0:29:45	0:29:50
-He told them -they could learn English...	0:29:50	0:29:53
-..but they should never let the -English language supersede Welsh.	0:29:53	0:29:58
-I thought it was very interesting -that he said that...	0:29:58	0:30:03
-..although it was essentially -Moelona's sentiments and propaganda.	0:30:03	0:30:08
-She introduces the novel...	0:30:08	0:30:11
-..and hopes they will like it.	0:30:11	0:30:13
-She wants to entertain them, and -most of the novel is entertaining.	0:30:13	0:30:18
-But she also wants them...	0:30:18	0:30:20
-..to love their language, -their country and nation.	0:30:20	0:30:24
-She wants the novel -to serve that purpose too.	0:30:25	0:30:28
-The speech clarifies her aims...	0:30:28	0:30:30
-..to entertain but also to educate.	0:30:31	0:30:33
-That was Moelona's nature.	0:30:33	0:30:36
-Lizzie Mary Owen was a teacher...	0:30:37	0:30:39
-..and a Welsh nationalist.	0:30:39	0:30:42
-Her sentiments -are reflected in this book.	0:30:42	0:30:45
-The family -and the community in the novel...	0:30:45	0:30:48
-..represent this desire to -inspire Wales's younger generation.	0:30:48	0:30:54
-I returned to my old school, -Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi...	0:30:59	0:31:03
-..which is now -a bilingual school in Llandysul.	0:31:03	0:31:07
-I wanted to know what children -nowadays thought of the novel.	0:31:07	0:31:12
-I'm going to start with Lois...	0:31:14	0:31:16
-..because I'm going to ask -your opinion of Teulu Bach Nantoer.	0:31:17	0:31:22
-I thought the book -was very interesting...	0:31:22	0:31:25
-..in terms of the history, and I -know it was written 100 years ago...	0:31:26	0:31:30
-..but I thought -the writing was old fashioned.	0:31:30	0:31:34
-Mr Pugh came in...	0:31:34	0:31:36
-..and gave the children -a speech about the Welsh language.	0:31:36	0:31:41
-I enjoyed the speech.	0:31:42	0:31:44
-It was three pages long -but I enjoyed it.	0:31:44	0:31:47
-I think the author wasn't -just talking to the children...	0:31:47	0:31:52
-She was talking to the reader.	0:31:52	0:31:54
-And you enjoyed that?	0:31:56	0:31:58
-Yes, I thought, 'I'm going -to do something about this!'	0:31:58	0:32:01
-Did you really? -It inspired you to do something?	0:32:02	0:32:05
-Did you get the message, William?	0:32:05	0:32:08
-Yes, but I thought it -interrupted the story a little bit.	0:32:08	0:32:14
-You wanted to read it but you -wanted to carry on with the story.	0:32:14	0:32:18
-Straight afterwards, the biggest -event happens - Eiry disappears.	0:32:19	0:32:24
-I really enjoyed the speech...	0:32:24	0:32:26
-..and it inspired me -to help the Welsh language...	0:32:26	0:32:30
-..by speaking Welsh all the time.	0:32:30	0:32:33
-In 1917, -Moelona married Tywi Jones...	0:32:33	0:32:36
-..a minister -from the Swansea Valley.	0:32:36	0:32:39
-He was the editor -of the weekly magazine, Y Darian.	0:32:40	0:32:43
-They worked in tandem to preserve -the Welsh language in the valley.	0:32:43	0:32:48
-They were worried that the Swansea -Valley was becoming anglicized.	0:32:48	0:32:53
-They felt that the obvious answer -was to work with children...	0:32:53	0:32:57
-..by encouraging them -to speak and read in Welsh.	0:32:58	0:33:01
-Throughout their years together...	0:33:01	0:33:04
-..they loaned -Welsh books to the children.	0:33:04	0:33:07
-My grandfather came to Glais -in 1906...	0:33:07	0:33:11
-..and until he married -11 years later...	0:33:11	0:33:14
-..and with the help -of the chapel and so on...	0:33:15	0:33:17
-..he shared more than 500 Welsh -books with the area's children.	0:33:18	0:33:23
-Moelona was responsible for -the children's column in Y Darian...	0:33:23	0:33:29
-..when my grandfather -was the editor...	0:33:29	0:33:34
-..for almost 20 years.	0:33:34	0:33:36
-For the majority of that time, -she was responsible.	0:33:36	0:33:40
-If anyone won a competition, the -prize would always be a Welsh book.	0:33:40	0:33:45
-Her family -have fond memories of Moelona.	0:33:48	0:33:52
-I've come to meet -three of her great-nieces.	0:33:52	0:33:55
-The women's grandmother -was Moelona's sister.	0:33:55	0:33:59
-When I was born, -Mam chose my first name...	0:34:01	0:34:05
-..and Dad chose -my middle name, Moelona.	0:34:05	0:34:10
-He wrote to Moelona...	0:34:11	0:34:13
-..asking permission to use her name.	0:34:13	0:34:17
-That's where my name, -Glenys Moelona, comes from.	0:34:17	0:34:21
-I remember her well.	0:34:21	0:34:23
-She would come by bus -to visit us on the farm.	0:34:23	0:34:27
-My mother was her niece.	0:34:27	0:34:29
-She liked visiting us, -but I can't say why.	0:34:29	0:34:34
-Perhaps because -we were out in the countryside.	0:34:34	0:34:38
-She liked to teach us things, -didn't she?	0:34:38	0:34:41
-She liked -reading her stories to children...	0:34:42	0:34:46
-..and hearing -what they thought of them.	0:34:46	0:34:50
-Did you go and visit them -in New Quay?	0:34:50	0:34:53
-Yes, we'd go there in summer -so we could be by the seaside.	0:34:53	0:34:57
-We'd have tea with her. She -was good at making gooseberry jam.	0:34:58	0:35:02
-They grew in her garden...	0:35:02	0:35:05
-..and blackcurrants too.	0:35:05	0:35:07
-Despite being close -to her own family...	0:35:08	0:35:11
-..she was distant with her husband's -daughters from his first marriage...	0:35:11	0:35:16
-..Sophie and Gwyneth, -Helen's mother.	0:35:16	0:35:19
-When my grandfather remarried...	0:35:19	0:35:21
-..Moelona insisted that the girls -be sent away to boarding school.	0:35:22	0:35:26
-It had never crossed -my grandfather's mind.	0:35:27	0:35:31
-The girls felt rejected.	0:35:31	0:35:36
-I remember my grandfather coming -to visit. He was a very sweet man.	0:35:36	0:35:41
-The only time -I remember seeing her...	0:35:41	0:35:44
-..was when I was 12 years old.	0:35:45	0:35:47
-My grandfather was poorly and we -went to New Quay to visit him.	0:35:47	0:35:52
-I have to admit, -I can't remember much about her.	0:35:52	0:35:56
-She was a stranger to me -and I was a little scared of her.	0:35:58	0:36:02
-Time goes by at Nantoer cottage.	0:36:06	0:36:09
-The children grow up, and the two -sons make their mark on the world.	0:36:09	0:36:13
-Ieuan is a successful solicitor -and Alun a ship's captain.	0:36:14	0:36:17
-Mair is a teacher and -continues to live with her mother.	0:36:18	0:36:21
-There is great joy -when the boys return home...	0:36:21	0:36:25
-..but little Eiry...	0:36:25	0:36:27
-..is never far -from Gwen Owen's thoughts.	0:36:28	0:36:31
-Then, something miraculous happens -that gives the family renewed hope.	0:36:31	0:36:37
-.	0:36:40	0:36:41
-Subtitles	0:36:43	0:36:43
-Subtitles - -Subtitles	0:36:43	0:36:45
-Moelona, -author of Teulu Bach Nantoer...	0:36:49	0:36:54
-..the novel read by -thousands of children in Wales...	0:36:55	0:36:58
-..came to New Quay with her husband, -Tywi Jones, to retire.	0:36:58	0:37:02
-She returned -to familiar surroundings.	0:37:02	0:37:05
-This is the sea she would've -gazed upon as a child in Rhydlewis.	0:37:06	0:37:10
-This is the bay that Alun -in the story had seen from Nantoer.	0:37:13	0:37:18
-Like thousands -of Cardiganshire men at the time...	0:37:18	0:37:22
-..it was Alun's dream to go to sea.	0:37:22	0:37:24
-Alun rescues a young girl -from drowning in the sea...	0:37:25	0:37:28
-..off the coast of America.	0:37:29	0:37:32
-The ship on which Elsie May -had been a passenger had sunk.	0:37:32	0:37:36
-The girl's father -had already drowned.	0:37:36	0:37:39
-Tragedy had also struck the Nantoer -family many years previously...	0:37:41	0:37:45
-..when Eiry, Gwen Owen's -youngest daughter, disappeared.	0:37:45	0:37:50
-They believed she had drowned too.	0:37:50	0:37:52
-But they discovered the truth -many years later.	0:37:52	0:37:56
-Years after Eiry disappeared, -she suddenly comes home.	0:37:56	0:38:00
-She had been snatched by -the two strangers many years ago...	0:38:00	0:38:05
-..and been brought up -as their daughter.	0:38:06	0:38:08
-This was the Elsie May -whom Alun had rescued from the sea.	0:38:09	0:38:13
-The scene that everyone remembers...	0:38:14	0:38:17
-..is little Eiry's return.	0:38:17	0:38:19
-Eiry had been kidnapped...	0:38:20	0:38:22
-..and many years later -she returns to Nantoer...	0:38:22	0:38:28
-..and says, "It's me, Eiry."	0:38:28	0:38:30
-It's a sentimental scene...	0:38:33	0:38:36
-..and it's memorable.	0:38:36	0:38:39
-But it's also allegorical.	0:38:39	0:38:41
-Little Eiry comes back -to her beloved country.	0:38:41	0:38:44
-She was kidnapped -by the nasty English woman...	0:38:45	0:38:48
-..and now she's home.	0:38:48	0:38:50
-That's the crux of the sermon, -in a way.	0:38:50	0:38:53
-You must all come back to the Wales -personified by the Nantoer family.	0:38:53	0:38:58
-100 years ago...	0:39:01	0:39:03
-..Moelona published -Teulu Bach Nantoer.	0:39:04	0:39:07
-Two years later, -Caradoc Evans published My People.	0:39:07	0:39:11
-The pair had been in the same class -at school in Rhydlewis...	0:39:11	0:39:15
-..and they were both well acquainted -with the old community.	0:39:16	0:39:20
-But having read the books...	0:39:20	0:39:22
-..they had viewed that community -through very different eyes.	0:39:22	0:39:28
-Moelona creates -this perfect image...	0:39:32	0:39:35
-..of a Welsh upbringing -in idyllic rural Wales.	0:39:35	0:39:38
-But Caradoc Evans -vilifies that same community.	0:39:38	0:39:42
-My People's short stories decries -the Wales of his upbringing...	0:39:42	0:39:47
-..and Nonconformist Wales.	0:39:48	0:39:50
-Moelona wanted to prove...	0:39:50	0:39:52
-..that the damning portrayal -of the Welsh in the Blue Books...	0:39:52	0:39:56
-..was spurious.	0:39:57	0:39:59
-But Caradoc -created an image of the Welsh...	0:39:59	0:40:02
-..akin to the Blue Books' -derogatory portrayal.	0:40:02	0:40:06
-They're two extremes -of the same phenomenon.	0:40:08	0:40:11
-That phenomenon was the outcry -in Wales created by the Blue Books.	0:40:12	0:40:17
-There are two expressions of that.	0:40:17	0:40:20
-Those who were virtuous -created a cold image of rural folk.	0:40:20	0:40:24
-Moelona portrayed -the cosy home and so on.	0:40:25	0:40:27
-And then there were those, once that -golden image had been instilled...	0:40:28	0:40:33
-..who contradicted that very image.	0:40:33	0:40:35
-So there were two extremes -of the same image.	0:40:35	0:40:39
-It's appropriate they both came from -the same place and social class.	0:40:40	0:40:45
-If you were to compare -Teulu Bach Nantoer and My People...	0:40:45	0:40:50
-..they're two novels -that are polls apart.	0:40:50	0:40:55
-One of them -is a sentimental novel...	0:40:55	0:40:58
-..while the other -is a dark and Gothic portrayal.	0:40:58	0:41:02
-Caradoc's interpretation -is raw and harsh.	0:41:03	0:41:06
-It portrays a cruel society...	0:41:06	0:41:08
-..and one which is introverted -and pseudo-religious.	0:41:09	0:41:14
-He creates this image...	0:41:14	0:41:17
-..and literary world...	0:41:17	0:41:20
-..that is very dark.	0:41:20	0:41:22
-But there are also -humorous elements in his work.	0:41:22	0:41:25
-There's a wonderful story...	0:41:26	0:41:29
-..about a husband and wife -who were members of Sion chapel...	0:41:29	0:41:33
-..travelling to Aberystwyth -by bus...	0:41:33	0:41:36
-..and the husband dies -in Aberystwyth.	0:41:36	0:41:39
-They each have a return ticket...	0:41:39	0:41:42
-..and the wife feels she has to -take the body back on the bus.	0:41:42	0:41:46
-Macabre overtones emerge...	0:41:46	0:41:50
-..throughout Caradoc Evans's work.	0:41:50	0:41:53
-In technical terms, -one is pastoral...	0:41:53	0:41:57
-..and the other is anti-pastoral.	0:41:57	0:42:01
-The anti-pastoral -is what you get from Caradoc Evans.	0:42:01	0:42:05
-Caradoc Evans -gives a satirical account.	0:42:05	0:42:08
-He's satirizing -this fake image of rural Wales.	0:42:08	0:42:12
-It's not a balanced portrayal...	0:42:12	0:42:16
-..of the reality of rural society.	0:42:16	0:42:18
-It's a kind of dialogue -with Maelona.	0:42:19	0:42:21
-I think Caradoc Evans -wrote My People...	0:42:22	0:42:26
-..as a satire of Teulu Bach Nantoer.	0:42:26	0:42:30
-He'd certainly read -Teulu Bach Nantoer.	0:42:30	0:42:34
-Everybody was reading -Teulu Bach Nantoer in 1913.	0:42:34	0:42:38
-It was a phenomenon at the time.	0:42:38	0:42:41
-He read it and thought...	0:42:44	0:42:46
-..'Rhydlewis -wasn't like this for me.'	0:42:47	0:42:49
-I'm sure -Moelona would have read My People.	0:42:50	0:42:52
-Everybody was reading -My People too...	0:42:53	0:42:56
-..despite the fact that -the police were burning copies...	0:42:56	0:43:00
-..on the streets of Cardiff.	0:43:00	0:43:02
-But everybody -wanted to read it, of course.	0:43:02	0:43:06
-I'm sure My People -would've angered Moelona.	0:43:08	0:43:12
-She wrote to Caradoc...	0:43:12	0:43:15
-..because her next offering...	0:43:15	0:43:18
-..was Bugail Y Bryn, -a historical novel...	0:43:19	0:43:22
-..centred around -a religious minister in chapel.	0:43:22	0:43:26
-The minister is idealized.	0:43:26	0:43:29
-He's the antithesis of the -corrupt, hypocritical ministers...	0:43:30	0:43:36
-..found in -Caradoc Evans's My People.	0:43:36	0:43:39
-It's as if they're talking -to one another and arguing...	0:43:39	0:43:43
-..through their literature.	0:43:43	0:43:46
-Teulu Bach Nantoer -left an impression....	0:43:47	0:43:50
-..on generations -of children in Wales...	0:43:50	0:43:53
-..despite its weaknesses.	0:43:53	0:43:55
-It idealizes and makes Wales's rural -society appear whiter than white.	0:43:55	0:44:00
-She paints a very -conservative picture of women.	0:44:00	0:44:04
-It's very sentimental...	0:44:04	0:44:06
-..and coincidences -are very far-fetched.	0:44:06	0:44:09
-The story about Alun going to sea -and rescuing the girl...	0:44:09	0:44:14
-..from drowning...	0:44:14	0:44:16
-..only to discover -she's his sister...	0:44:17	0:44:20
-..is a little too convenient, -perhaps.	0:44:20	0:44:24
-But at the time, when I read it, -I didn't think that at all.	0:44:25	0:44:29
-It's the adult, not the child, -who's sceptical.	0:44:29	0:44:33
-It's a little unbelievable...	0:44:33	0:44:36
-..that Alun saves a girl -from the sea in America...	0:44:36	0:44:40
-..and thinks no more about it...	0:44:41	0:44:43
-..until he comes back to Wales -to stay and sees a picture of her.	0:44:43	0:44:47
-She comes to Wales and it just -so happens that she's his sister.	0:44:48	0:44:53
-It's unbelievable -and a huge coincidence!	0:44:53	0:44:57
-Its popularity for 50 years or more -is undisputed.	0:44:57	0:45:01
-Readers have fond memories -of reading it...	0:45:01	0:45:04
-..although some found it -too sentimental...	0:45:04	0:45:08
-..and the coincidences -too convenient.	0:45:08	0:45:11
-But it sustained its popularity.	0:45:11	0:45:14
-We should celebrate -children's literature from the past.	0:45:14	0:45:18
-We should appreciate -that it tells us a great deal...	0:45:18	0:45:22
-..about the culture of the age.	0:45:22	0:45:24
-I think the author...	0:45:24	0:45:27
-..by writing this novel...	0:45:27	0:45:30
-..has written very meticulously.	0:45:30	0:45:33
-It's been written -so intelligently...	0:45:33	0:45:36
-..that she makes her world credible.	0:45:36	0:45:39
-She's aware of people's emotions.	0:45:39	0:45:42
-She draws you into the novel -and keeps you there.	0:45:43	0:45:46
-Teulu Bach Nantoer becomes -part of your consciousness.	0:45:47	0:45:51
-I read it often...	0:45:52	0:45:54
-..especially if it's raining...	0:45:54	0:45:56
-..and I'm feeling low.	0:45:57	0:45:59
-It lifts my spirits.	0:45:59	0:46:01
-I can't lend it to anyone either...	0:46:01	0:46:04
-..in case I don't get it back.	0:46:04	0:46:06
-I worship it.	0:46:07	0:46:09
-It's the readers...	0:46:10	0:46:12
-..who've highlighted -the importance of the novel.	0:46:12	0:46:16
-Many generations have read it.	0:46:16	0:46:20
-Suddenly, during the second half -of the 20th century...	0:46:20	0:46:24
-..there were -more novels to choose from...	0:46:24	0:46:27
-..and the focus shifted from Teulu -Bach Nantoer to more varied novels.	0:46:27	0:46:32
-We lost sight of it...	0:46:32	0:46:34
-..and perhaps it's not appreciated -as much as it was a century ago.	0:46:35	0:46:40
-The story of Gwen Owen's family -and the tragedy of losing Eiry...	0:46:43	0:46:47
-..has enchanted -generations of children.	0:46:48	0:46:51
-The story has a happy ending - -Eiry comes home.	0:46:51	0:46:54
-The children, through perseverance, -ambition and hard work...	0:46:54	0:46:59
-..escape their poverty -by contributing to life...	0:46:59	0:47:02
-..in their locality, -Wales and the world.	0:47:02	0:47:05
-The novel ends with -Gwen Owen and her daughters...	0:47:06	0:47:09
-..living in a quaint hew house, -close to Nantoer cottage.	0:47:09	0:47:13
-For more than half a century...	0:47:14	0:47:16
-..Teulu Bach Nantoer -was the novel to read.	0:47:16	0:47:19
-The only Welsh-language novel -available to many.	0:47:19	0:47:23
-If books can show us the world as -it could be, or as it should be...	0:47:23	0:47:29
-..then Moelona -and the Nantoer family...	0:47:29	0:47:34
-..deserve their place -in our history.	0:47:34	0:47:37
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