Ann Harriet Hughes
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Ann Harriet Hughes was a Welsh language
novelist, under the pen-name Gwyneth Vaughan.
She was born at Talsarnau
in Merionethshire
, the daughter of a miller, and had a basic school education. In 1876 she married John Hughes Jones, a doctor; they later dropped the "Jones". They lived in London
and later in Treherbert
. Left to bring up four children on her husband's death in 1902, she moved to Bangor, Gwynedd
, and took up writing as a career.
She completed three novels, and a left a fourth unfinished work. She also edited Welsh versions of three of the works of the Scottish evangelist Henry Drummond and wrote verse in Welsh.
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
novelist, under the pen-name Gwyneth Vaughan.
She was born at Talsarnau
Talsarnau
Talsarnau or Talsamau is a village and community in the Ardudwy area of Gwynedd in Wales. It has a population of 525.The village of Talsarnau is situated on the A496 coastal road between Maentwrog and Harlech, located to the north of Eisingrug and southeast of the town of Porthmadog.Talsarnau...
in Merionethshire
Merionethshire
Merionethshire is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, a vice county and a former administrative county.The administrative county of Merioneth, created under the Local Government Act 1888, was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 on April 1, 1974...
, the daughter of a miller, and had a basic school education. In 1876 she married John Hughes Jones, a doctor; they later dropped the "Jones". They lived in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and later in Treherbert
Treherbert
Treherbert is a village and community situated at the head of the Rhondda Fawr valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Treherbert is a former industrial coal mining village which was at its economic peak between 1850 and 1920...
. Left to bring up four children on her husband's death in 1902, she moved to Bangor, Gwynedd
Bangor, Gwynedd
Bangor is a city in Gwynedd, north west Wales, and one of the smallest cities in Britain. It is a university city with a population of 13,725 at the 2001 census, not including around 10,000 students at Bangor University. Including nearby Menai Bridge on Anglesey, which does not however form part of...
, and took up writing as a career.
She completed three novels, and a left a fourth unfinished work. She also edited Welsh versions of three of the works of the Scottish evangelist Henry Drummond and wrote verse in Welsh.
Works
- O Gorlannau'r Defaid (1905)
- Plant y Gorthrwm (1908)
- Cysgodau y Blynyddoedd Gynt (1908)
- Troad y Rhod (unfinished; partly published in the periodical Y Brython, 1909).