Brown Cow Publishing

23/03/2022

Brown Cow are pleased to announce another new title, Remembered Again - Volume 2, subtitle: Recalling Flint’s fallen heroes of the First World War. Recalling surnames I – W. Written to celebrate the lives of the men commemorated on Flint’s War Memorial by Peter Metcalfe and richly illustrated with photographs, this book tells the stories of Flint’s Great War heroes of 1914–18 through the letters, newspaper reports and family stories that have been passed down through the generations.
Author: Peter Metcalfe
Price: £12.95
ISBN 978-0-9567031-4-9
Available from Mold Book Shop
https://www.mold-bookshop.co.uk

05/11/2014

Brown Cow are pleased to announce a new title, Remembered Again - Volume 1, subtitle: Recalling Flint’s fallen heroes of the First World War. A–H. Written to celebrate the lives of the men commemorated on Flint’s War Memorial by Peter Metcalfe and richly illustrated with photographs, this book tells the stories of Flint’s Great War heroes of 1914–18 through the letters, newspaper reports and family stories that have been passed down through the generations.
Author: Peter Metcalfe
Price: £12.95
ISBN: 978-0-9567031-2-5

01/06/2012

Visit our website for a new review of Fireside Tales by Daniel owen: http://www.browncowpublishing.com/review-of-fireside-tales/

14/11/2011

Poet, comedian and performer, Les Barker reads an abridged chapter from ‘Fireside by the 19th Century Welsh novelist, Daniel Owen on BBC Radio Wales. 'Fireside tales' is the second book by Daniel Owen from Brown Cow Publishing.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01757xd/Phil_the_Shelf_Series_15_Episode_1/

Author Phil Rickman talks to Anthony Horowitz about his new Sherlock Holmes novel.

10/11/2011

A translation of one of Daniel Owen’s short stories from ‘Fireside Tales’ is to be read this Sunday on 'Phil the Shelf', BBC Radio Wales' book programme, presented by Phil Rickman.

Poet, comedian and performer, Les Barker will read from ‘God-sent’ - a short tale about a dog - which is one of the 19 short stories in ‘Fireside Tales’ written by the 19th Century Welsh novelist, Daniel Owen - one of Wales’ most famous sons.

John Mainwaring of Brown Cow Publishing commented. "It’s a thrill to have Daniel Owen's work read on one of BBC Radio Wales' most popular radio programmes by a well known performer like Les, alongside extracts from contemporary authors such as Anthony Horowitz and and Tricia Ashley. This year is the first time Fireside Tales has been published in English and we’re pleased that so many will get to hear part of it. The project to re-publish Daniel Owen's work in Welsh and English came about because we wanted to give Owen a new and wider audience. We’re delighted that BBC Radio Wales have chosen ‘Fireside Tales’ and Les Barker for their literature magazine programme."

Les Barker read 'God-sent' at the book launch for 'Fireside Tales' in October with many remarking afterwards, that Owen's work was tailor-made for the warmth and unique style of Les.

'Phil the Shelf' will be broadcast on Sunday 13th November, 2011 at 5:00 pm and thereafter will be available on BBC Radio Wales’, ‘Listen Again’ for one week.

‘Fireside Tales’ £8.95 [ISBN: 978-0-9567031-1-8] is published by Brown Cow publishing and Y Lolfa and is available from bookshops or from www.browncowpublishing.com or www.ylolfa.com

25/10/2011

The first complete English translation of Straeon y Pentan, by Daniel Owen (from the original 1895 Welsh version) will be published in October, 2011 by Brown Cow Publishing in partnership with Y Lolfa, as part of the Daniel Owen Signature Series.

20/10/2011

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesarts/2011/10/daniel_owen_festival_2011_mold.html

A festival to celebrate the lifetime achievements of the man they call the Welsh Dickens gets underway in Mold, Flintshire this weekend. Author Daniel Owen was born in 1836 into...

13/10/2011

The first complete English translation of Straeon y Pentan (from the original 1895 Welsh version) will be published in October by Brown Cow Publishing in partnership with Y Lolfa, as part of the Daniel Owen Signature Series. Fans of last year’s title from the series, The Trials of Enoc Huws, by prominent author Daniel Owen—often described as Wales’ answer to Charles Dickens—will be keen to own the new book, called Fireside Tales, a collection of nineteen short stories and character portraits by Owen, first published in Welsh. This new volume showcases the trademark quick wit and good-natured satire for which the author’s novels are admired. Often based on popular urban legends of the period, Fireside Tales is full of fascinating, often funny, depictions of nineteenth century life in Wales:

• mischievous boys fool a factory worker into believing his head is expanding
• a lonely shepherd experiences a frightening premonition
• a young man finds himself in trouble when he is mistaken for a wanted criminal
• tragic consequences ensue when two young suitors pursue the same pretty girl.

Populated by a cast of beautiful women, over-zealous preachers, gullible simpletons and the occasional ghost, Daniel Owen’s Fireside Tales appears this year in English for the first time. Intended to be read by the fireside on long Victorian evenings, this book is sure to bring welcome warmth to our modern lives.

Translated by Adam Pearce and edited by Derec Llwyd Morgan, Fireside Tales will be launched during the 2011 Daniel Owen Festival,at the Clwyd Theatr Cymru Daniel Owen New Writing competition prize giving, at Clwyd Theatr Cymru in Mold on Monday 17th October at 7:30pm . At the event there will be a selection of readings from Fireside Tales and from The Trials of Enoc Huws by international performer Les Barker, as well as a selection from his popular repertoire of poetry and humour.

For more information visit: For more information visit: www.browncowpublishing.com or to obtain a ticket for the Clwyd Theatr Cymru event call John Mainwaring on 01244 545822/07901 810013.

Title: Fireside Tales, Author: Daniel Owen, translated by Adam Pearce, edited by Derec Llwyd Morgan,Language: English,ISBN: 978-0-9567031-1-8Publication Date: 20/10/2011Number of pages: 100,Binding: Paperback,Price: £8.95
or to obtain a ticket for the Clwyd Theatr Cymru event call John Mainwaring on 01244 545822/07901 810013.

Title: Fireside Tales, Author: Daniel Owen, translated by Adam Pearce, edited by Derec Llwyd Morgan, Language: English, ISBN: 978-0-9567031-1-8 Publication Date: 20/10/2011 Number of pages: 100, Binding: Paperback, Price: £8.95

13/10/2011

Take a look at the new website.
http://www.browncowpublishing.com/

01/08/2011

If you're at the national eisteddfod on Tuesday, Maes D 10:00 - 11:00 am Les Barker and I will be talking about the translation of Enoc Huws and some Welsh dysgwyr maestroli will be reading extracts of the Welsh version. Les will be signing copies of the book afterwards. Gweld chi yna !-)