All Things Betray Thee

All Things Betray Thee, by Gwyn Thomas, is a novel of early industrialism in South Wales. It was first published in 1949, and was republished in 1986, with an introduction by Raymond Williams.[1] The book was later republished as part of the Library of Wales series by Parthian Books in 2011.[2][3]

All Things Betray Thee
First edition
AuthorGwyn Thomas
Cover artist'Nichols'
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical novel
PublisherMichael Joseph
Publication date
1949
Media typePrint (book)
ISBN9781908069733
OCLC16529102

Set in 1835, this work is significantly different from most of Gwyn Thomas's work. It is both a personal story and an account of the origin of the industrialised and mostly English-speaking society of the South Wales Valleys.

Plot summary

Set in the new town of Moonlea, a fictionalised version of Merthyr Tydfil, it is told from the viewpoint of a travelling harpist, Alan Hugh Leigh, who is looking for his friend, the singer John Simon Adams. But his friend has become a populist leader among the ironworkers, who are involved in a bitter industrial conflict.

Rachel Trezise describes it as "an emblematic account of the 1831 Merthyr Rising".[4]

References
  1. Parthian Books: All Things Betray Thee Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 30 Sept 2014
  2. "ALL THINGS BETRAY THEE". Parthian. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  3. "Library of Wales: All Things Betray Thee". gwales.com. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  4. Planet, no 206


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