This is an anthology of Welsh-language essays. In addition to the essays, the editor provides a brief biographical note on each writer and useful explanatory information on incidents or references mentioned in each essay.

A fairly new phenomenon in the Welsh literary tradition, the essay only became a recognized literary form in the Welsh language in the 1920s due to the pioneering work of its first great exponent T.H. Parry Williams. Since then, the essay has flourished in Welsh literature. This book gives the English reader access to this literary field. In addition to the essays, the editor provides a brief biographical note on each writer and useful explanatory information on incidents or references mentioned in each essay. The contributors include: R.S. Thomas, Saunders Lewis, Islwyn Ffowc Elis, Kate Roberts, D. Gwenallt Jones, O.M. Edwards, Ifan Gruffudd and Gareth Miles.