Secret Sins: Sex, Violence and Society in Carmarthenshire, 1870-1920 David Russell Davies
Highlighting the personal experiences of the individual, this book pro bes the private lives of people in order to fully appreciate the complex nature of society. It is a detailed analysis of sexuality and tension that seeks to overturn the cosy images of Wales and the Welsh. Russell Davies opens the book with a chapter on demography and then goes on to explore the twilight worlds of mental illness and suicide, crime and protest, sexuality and tension, religion, superstitions and popular culture.