A beautiful gift for Christmas, this superb selection of writing, by celebrated Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, opens with his enchanting story A Child&rsquo,s Christmas in Wales. This altic tale recalls magical days full of family, snowy countryside and the magic of Christmas, inspired by the author&rsquo,s childhood in Wales.
Thomas also revisits his youth in his series of stories Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog. Brilliantly evoking his life through boyhood and adolescence to emerge as a young man in a series of vivid, uncompromising stories peopled with finely drawn characters.
Then come the poems, carefully chosen and featuring such greats as &lsquo,And death shall have no dominion&rsquo,, &lsquo,Fern Hill&rsquo, and &lsquo,Do not go gently into that good night&rsquo,.
Dylan Thomas was a twentieth-century bard, and was able to get to the root of people&rsquo,s lives and to express human emotions with intense skill and originality. He is remembered for his love of words and a startling inventiveness which has yet to be beaten.
A Child's Christmas in Wales et, Other Stories and Poems is part of the Macmillan Collector&rsquo,s Library, a series of stunning, pocket-sized altics bound in real cloth with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.