The Description of Wales
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The Description of Wales proposes an account of the writer's native country and the character of its inhabitants. The first preface dedicates the work to Stephen, archbishop of Canterbury, to whom the writer says an earlier itinerary was ascribed. The writer singles out Gildas among British writers as apparently worthy of imitation, valuing a history more remarkable for truth than elegance.
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- Cambrensis Giraldus
- Pages
- 41
- Language
- English
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- History
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