Folk Tales books on People's Collection Wales

Here they are -- probably easier to access than on Dropbox.

Pembrokeshire Folk Tales
https://www.peoplescollection.wales/items/512051
The Last Dragon
https://www.peoplescollection.wales/items/512052
Fireside Tales from Pembrokeshire
https://www.peoplescollection.wales/items/512053
More Pembrokeshire Folk Tales
https://www.peoplescollection.wales/items/512054

More Pembrokeshire Folk Tales

This is the rather moody jacket for "More Pembrokeshire Folk Tales" -- in reality it wasn't as dark as this.  I used one of my own water colour paintings for this one.

The Last Dragon

I found this charming illustration on one of the web sites selling used copies of my books.  If you need a copy, you can probably get it for 1p -- with a hefty P+P charge added so that the seller can make some money.  Needless to say, I get no royalties on second-hand sales........

All about EVE

We are working on a technique which will allow images like this, on a video, to be stopped for EVE (enhanced viewing experience) -- which gives the viewer the option of checking up on the narrative, the characters, the background and the location of the scene in question.   The possibilities are endless, allowing the blending of entertainment with education for all those who choose to look at drama in future on digital devices such as computers, iPads or even iPhones.  Interesting times.....

Martha and the shipwrecks

 Shipwrecks occur quite often in the Angel Mountain saga, and for part of her life Martha was actually a joint owner of a trading sailing ship.  Although most of the story takes place on land, the sea is never far away.  David's brother Griffith is lost at sea......... and if it had not been for that fact David would not have inherited the Plas Ingli estate.

This is a wonderful paining by the Russian artist Aivazovsky.  How on earth did he get that translucent effect on the waves?

http://www.boredpanda.com/mesmerizing-translucent-waves-19th-century-painting-ivan-konstantinovich-aivazovsky/

How special is Carningli?

"All around Carningli hillfort, particularly on the lower hillslopes to the north and west, survives a rich and well-preserved landscape of old field boundaries, clearance cairns, round huts and farmsteads which represents one of the great surviving prehistoric landscapes of southern Britain....."

http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/300426/details/carn-ingli-camp-carningli

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mynydd_Carningli#Carningli_Hillfort

The Coflein description flags up just how important this landscape is.  Let's all make sure it continues to be well protected.  The current level of seasonal burning and grazing on the common is just about right to protect the archaeological remains and to ensure that they continue to be visible.

From a link on the Wikipedia entry, you can also access a good Guided Trail to Mynydd Carningli and Mynydd Melyn, beautifully illustrated, produced by Dyfed Archaeological Trust.

Audio and Large Print versions

THE ANGEL MOUNTAIN SAGA

AUDIO AND LARGE PRINT EDITIONS

AUDIO BOOKS The unabridged audio version of "On Angel Mountain" is still available, produced by Clipper Audio, ref H1957, in an attractive package of 11 cassettes. The CD version should also be available. The readers are Jonathan Keeble and Leanne Masterton. Listening time: more than 15 hours. The unabridged audio version of "House of Angels" is also now released, produced by Clipper Audio, ref H2213, in a package of 16 cassettes. Once again the readers are Jonathan Keeble and Leanne Masterton. The full audio book listening time is 18 hours and 30 minutes. Cassette refs: http://www.wfhowes.co.uk/clipper/audio_list_cassette.php 978 1 40740 261 1 House of Angels by Brian John £57.00 978 1 84632 326 3 On Angel Mountain by Brian John £49.00 CD editions: http://www.wfhowes.co.uk/clipper/audio_list_cd.php 978 1 40740 834 7 House of Angels by Brian John £65.00 978 1 40740 825 5 On Angel Mountain by Brian John £61.00 LARGE PRINT BOOKS On Angel Mountain author: Brian John format: Hardcover isbn: 0-7505-2618-1 / 978-0-7505-2618-0 publisher: Magna Large Print Books pages: 485 list price: £18.99 published: 15 Nov 2006 House of Angels author: Brian John format: Hardcover isbn: 0-7505-2682-3 / 978-0-7505-2682-1 publisher: Magna Large Print Books pages: 612 list price: £19.99 published: 15 Jun 2007 Dark Angel author: Brian John format: Hardcover isbn: 0-7505-2777-3 / 978-0-7505-2777-4 publisher: Magna Large Print Books pages: 684 list price: £19.99 published: 15 Dec 2007