B. L. Coombes

B. L. Coombes

Bertie Lewis Coombes Giffiths (1893 – 1974) was an English-born writer who spent most of his working life in the coal mines of Wales, which provided the subject matter for much of his writing.

Born in Wolverhampton and brought up in Herefordshire, Coombes moved to Resolven before World War I.

Works

*"These poor hands: the autobiography of a miner working in South Wales" (1939)
*"These clouded hills" (1944)
*"Miners Day" (Harmondsworth, 1945)

Further reading

*William D. Jones & Chris Williams - "B. L. Coombes" (Writers of Wales series) (1999)

ources

* [http://www.rhwydwaitharchifaucymru.info/cgi-bin/anw/search2?coll_id=11814&inst_id=35&term= Archives Network Wales]


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