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Dyer, John

(Encyclopedia)Dyer, John, 1700?–1758, English nature poet, b. Wales. He is best known for the topographical poem Grongar Hill (1726). ...

Abersychan

(Encyclopedia)Abersychan, Wales: see Pontypool. ...

Eryri

(Encyclopedia)Eryri, Wales: see Snowdon.

Brecknock

(Encyclopedia)Brecknock: see Brecon, Wales.

Brecknockshire

(Encyclopedia)Brecknockshire: see Breconshire, Wales. ...

Aberavon

(Encyclopedia)Aberavon, Wales: see Port Talbot. ...

Menevia

(Encyclopedia)Menevia, Wales: see Saint David's. ...

Plinlimon

(Encyclopedia)Plinlimon: see Plynlimon, mountain, Wales. ...

Usk

(Encyclopedia)Usk, river, c.60 mi (100 km) long, rising in the Black Mts., S Wales and flowing generally SE to Bristol Channel near Newport. The upper Usk is noted for its beauty and its excellent fishing. It is th...

Mann, Heinrich

(Encyclopedia)Mann, Heinrich hīnˈrĭkh män [key], 1871–1950, German novelist; older brother of Thomas Mann. He was a prolific author; themes of social criticism dominate his works. The Poor (1917, tr. 1917) an...