I, Iolo

by Gareth Thomas

A first-person retelling of the story of Iolo Morganwg – from his boyhood to the Glynogwr Gorsedd of 1798. Iolo Morganwg had many stonemason, self-taught scholar, poet, hymnist, politician, patriot, revolutionary, druid, failed businessman, drug addict, campaigner for human rights and perpetrator of the greatest act of literary forgery in European history.

366 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 13, 2018

Reviews

[Daphne King · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book to learn about the Welsh Bard, Iolo Morganwg on his bicentenary year. Coming to Wales to live, my knowledge was scant, but the author has dramatised his life from his teenage years, up until the Glynogwyr Gorsedd in 1798 and makes it such an enjoyable read. .An enormous amount of research must have gone into the creation of this book.
By his own admission, the order of some events has been altered and some characters are imaginary, but this doesn’t detract from its authenticity. The scale of change in this period of history is seismic, and the book reminds us of the power of the authorities over dissenters of the time

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely imagining of the life of this important Welsh figure, giving historical and cultural context along the way. Just what I was wanting.