This study of Welsh writer Caradog Prichard's early life examines the author's childhood and adolescence in north Wales and the social and economic histories of the region. Prichard's experiences as a young reporter at London's "Daily Telegraph are related, as are his poetic successes at the "eisteddfod, a national festival of Welsh culture, where he won the National Eisteddfod Crown three times in succession. Caradog Pichard is a widely translated Welsh writer and the author of "Un Nos Ola Leuad, or "One Moonlit Night.