John K. Bollard

John Bollard received a BA from the University of Rochester in New York, after which an interest in medieval literature, especially early Arthurian literature, enticed him to the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, where he took an MA in Medieval Welsh Language, Literature, and History. Moving then to the University of Leeds, he received a PhD for his comparative study of Middle English and Welsh Arthurian narrative.

His published articles on the structure of The Mabinogi are recognized as seminal studies that broke new ground in our understanding of this Welsh classic.

While pursuing a career as a lexicographer and editor in western Massachusetts, Dr. Bollard has taught courses in Medieval Welsh literature at the University of Massachusetts, the University of Connecticut, and Yale University, as well as courses in English at Smith College and Mount Holyoke College, and he has lectured widely on Medieval Welsh Literature and History. He has also published translations of early Welsh Arthurian poetry, the romance of Peredur, the prophetic poetry of Myrddin (Merlin), and Chaucer’s Wife of Bath’s Tale. He recently served as Executive Editor of the African American National Biography at Harvard University, and is currently Editorial Director of the Native American Biography Project.

DICTIONARY OF THE PLACE-NAMES OF WALES
by Hywel Wyn Owen and Richard Morgan

An authoritative dictionary of the meanings and derivations of Welsh placenames.
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FROM AFRICA TO ICELAND: A VISUAL CELTIC VOYAGE
by John Rogers

A collection of paintings by Welsh artist John Rogers.
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MEGAN THE DETECTIVE
by Frances Thomas

It's amazing what you notice as a trainee detective!
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MOVE OVER, ROVER
by Jac Jones

A heart-warming picture book about rivalry and friendship…
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ON OPEN GROUND
by Tia Jones

Love, loss and betrayal on the wild west Wales coast.
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ABC DEWIN Y CI / DEWIN THE DOG ABC
by Maggy Roberts

Learning the Welsh alphabet is fun with Dewin the dog.
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BATS AT BAY
by Sheena Crossley

The search for the perfect home begins...
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SAINT DAVID OF DEWISLAND
by Nona Rees

The lore and legend of the patron saint of Wales.
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POEMS OF LOVE AND LONGING

Ten of Wales's foremost poets offer new insights into the most intense and intoxicating of all emotions.
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WOLF GOES TO SEA
by Rob Lewis

Another humorous story from the Cold Jac series.
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ON THIS MOUNTAIN

A sumptuous celebration of the mountains of Wales.
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