Llyfr Y Tri Aderyn

by Morgan Llwyd, M. Wynn Thomas

This famous religious allegory, A Book of Three Birds, is considered the most important Welsh book of the Seventeenth Century, and an enduring masterpiece of Welsh prose.

112 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1653

About the author

Morgan Llwyd (1619 – 1659) was a Welsh preacher, poet, and prose writer. His most important work was Llyfr y Tri Aderyn ("The Book of the Three Birds"), which takes the form of a discussion between an eagle, a dove, and a raven, representing secular, puritan, and anglican viewpoints.