The Welsh Gypsies: Children of Abram Wood by Eldra Jarman
This study of the most famous family of Wels h gypsies combines historical and linguistic scholarship wit h inside knowledge drawn from family tradition. '
The Welsh Gypsies
Summary
The Gypsy family of Abram Wood first arrived in Wales in the eighteenth century, speaking a language close to Hindi and Sanskrit. Welsh society found their customs strange and sometimes unacceptable. This study is a combination of historical and linguistic scholarship with inside knowledge drawn from family tradition.
The Welsh Gypsies Summary
About Eldra Jarman
Eldra Jarman is a descendant of Abram Wood. She is a great-granddaughter of John Roberts of Newtown and inherited the family gift for harp-playing. A.O.H. Jarman was a Welsh scholar and Professor of Welsh at University College, Cardiff until his retirement in 1979.
Additional information
GOR008589085
9780708315026
070831502X
The Welsh Gypsies: Children of Abram Wood by Eldra Jarman
Used - Very Good
Paperback
University of Wales Press
1998-08-26
228
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