Portmeirion Travel Guide: Discover Wales’ Enchanting Italianate Village Step into the whimsical world of Portmeirion , a uniquely designed village on the coast of North Wales that feels like a piece of the Mediterranean tucked into the heart of Britain. Famous for its colorful Italianate architec...

The story of the hundred-year evolution of Portmeirion, a unique and captivating Italianate village on the coast of North Wales Founded in 1926 by Welsh architect Clough Williams-Ellis (1883–1978), Portmeirion expanded from a hotel into a holiday village of colourful buildings and subtropical g...

When a London journalist is run off the road and killed, it seems that his death might be linked to his investigation into plans for a nuclear plant. Is the murder linked to an American power company with a dark past who want to bury the story? There are also locals who stand to make millions from t...

Embark on a rhyming journey through the heart of Wales with "Wales Landmarks For Kids." This enchanting book is a fun exploration of twelve iconic landmarks, each uniquely brought to life with delightful rhymes that will captivate young readers. In this book you will be introduced to: Conwy Castle...

Nicola Upson blends biography and fiction, excitement and menace, and a touch of Alfred Hitchcock in Fear in the Sunlight , a mystery starring real-life writer Josephine Tey. Summer, 1936: Josephine Tey joins her friends in the resort village of Portmeirion to celebrate her fortieth birthday. Alfre...

In aid of Ty Gobaith Children's Hospice:- At least £1.95 will go to this very worthy charity from the sale of this book.Over the past 50 years, many attempts have been made to understand or decode 'The Prisoner'. Is it really a work of television art, as often claimed?Can the concepts of politics, ...

Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction, articles, interviews and art. Our May 2024 issue (#212) contains: Original fiction by Alice Towey ("Fishy"), Fiona Moore ("The Portmeirion Road"), Carolyn Zhao ("In ...

Of the many excellent television series made in the 1960s, some have received critical acclaim; others are fondly remembered; a few created scandal. Only "The Prisoner" produced all three reactions; and it generated a world-wide following that is still growing. In addition to an episode-by-episode b...

From the emergence of Bill Haley and his Comets to the meteoric rise of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, Halfway to Paradise is an extraordinary photographic tribute to the forces that invented rock. From the 1950s until the early 1960s, photographer Harry Hammond’s camera captured rock ’nâ...

This compact, pocket-sized Snowdonia & North Wales travel guidebook is ideal for travellers on weekend trips or shorter breaks in the UK. It includes ready-made walking and driving itineraries that allow you to organise your visit to Snowdonia & North Wales without losing time planning.  The Sno...

Of the many excellent television series made in the 1960s, some have received critical acclaim; others are fondly remembered; a few created scandal. Only The Prisoner produced all three reactions; and it generated a world-wide following that is still growing. In addition to an episode-by-episode...

Writers' relationships with their surroundings are seldom straightforward. While some, like Jane Austen and Thomas Mann, wrote novels set where they were staying (Lyme Regis and Venice respectively), Victor Hugo penned Les Misérables in an attic in Guernsey and Noël Coward wrote that most Englis...