By Berwen Banks

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By Berwen Banks is an 1899 novel by Allen Raine. Set in Wales, the story revolves around the relationship between Caradoc Wynne and orphan Valmai Powell. By Berwen Banks is a charming Victorian romance story that captures the innocence of times long past and explores the struggle between language, gender, culture, and religion common in contemporary Welsh villages. Contents include: Berwen Banks , The House on the Cliff , The Sassiwn , The Storm , Gwynne Ellis Arrives , Corwen and Valmai , The Vicar’s Story , The Old Register , Reuben Street , The Web of Fate , The ‘Black Dog’ , A Climax , ‘The Babies’ Corner’ , etc. Anne Adalisa Beynon Puddicombe (1836-1908), also known under her pen name Allen Raine, was a Welsh best-selling writer whose novels had sold over two million copies by 1912. Other notable works by this author include: Hearts of Wales (1905), Queen of the Rushes (1906), and Neither Storehouse nor Barn (1908). Read & Co. Classics is proudly republishing this classic novel now in a new edition complete with an introductory biography by Daniel Lleufer Thomas.