 First US edition | |
| Author | Alexander Cordell |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Gollancz (UK) Doubleday (US) |
Publication date | Jan 1959 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | 1-872730-15-9 |
| Followed by | The Hosts Of Rebecca |
Rape of the Fair Country is a novel by Alexander Cordell, first published in 1959. It is the first in Cordell's "Mortymer Trilogy", followed by The Hosts Of Rebecca (1960) and Song of the Earth (1969).[1] The book has been translated into seventeen languages. In addition to the book having been adapted for numerous plays over the years and more recently.[2]
There also exist audio versions of the book in circulation read by Philip Madoc and there have been successive attempts to get the book made into a film.[3]
Cordell's style and subject matter are reminiscent of Richard Llewellyn's How Green Was My Valley.
- ^ Stephens, Meic (1986). The Oxford Companion to the Literature of Wales. OUP.
- ^ "The Stage / Reviews / Rape of the Fair Country". The Stage. Retrieved 25 May 2013.[dead link]
- ^ Barber, Chris (22 May 2010). "Cordell's Dream". Wales Online. Retrieved 26 May 2013.