David Painting
Amy Dillwyn
- ISBN 13:
- 9780708326725
- author:
- David Painting
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Wales Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Pages:
- 120
- Dimensions:
- 21.34 x 13.72 x 2.03 centimetres
- Genre:
- Biography, Women, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
Amy Dillwyn: A Life of Spirit and Industry Born into a distinguished family in 19th-century Swansea, Amy Dillwyn was a pioneering Welsh novelist who tackled complex class issues in her works. Her life took a dramatic turn after the deaths of her brother and father, which led to her inheriting her father's business and restoring it to prosperity through her own management. This biography, based largely on Dillwyn's diaries, offers a unique insight into the life of this extraordinary woman. David Painting sheds light on her remarkable personality, revealing her as an ardent proponent of social justice and a trailblazing female industrialist in British literature. Through her story, Amy Dillwyn emerges as a complex and multifaceted individual, whose experiences and achievements continue to resonate today.
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