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Excerpt from Owen Rees: A Story of Welsh Life and Thought The original intention of the writer of the following pages was merely to give a few sketches of certain religious characters that had come under his observation during the last fifty years; inasmuch as he had been asked by the editor of Y Cymro, for some contributions of that nature. When he sat down to his task, however, he felt that it might more easily ensure the sketches being read, if he threw them into the form of a story; and as he progressed, the story developed into a slight plot. This will account for the form it now assumes. A thorough awakening has of recent years taken place amongst Welsh people, and they are now animated, not only by an earnest desire for education, and a fuller acquaintance with the English language as a means of education, but also an equally strong desire to cultivate their own language, both as a means and an end. This awakening - or to use the word which has now come into general use - this deffroad has also aroused in them a strong sense of their distinct nationality. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.