How Green Was My Valley
About this book
**This is a story set in a south Wales coal mining valley and tells of a family striving to improve their lives through hard work, education and their non-conformist faith.** The main character is the youngest son, Huw Morgan and his life's journey through the difficulties associated with the mining industry and the awful risks involved in deep coal mining in the **mid nineteenth century**. The narrative traces the dignity and fortitude of hard working Welsh miners and their ambitions and hopes for their futures. The location of the story is usually considered to be in a village called Gilfach Goch in the Rhondda Valley. **The collieries are long gone but their scars are still evident, returning to the green of the book's title.**
Reader Profile
3.9/5 · 112 readers · 495 pages · ≈ 9 h 10 m · Demanding
How long does it take to read How Green Was My Valley?
About ≈ 9 h 10 m — 495 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is How Green Was My Valley?
495 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is How Green Was My Valley?
It sits on the Classics, History, Fiction shelves.
Has How Green Was My Valley been made into a movie or TV show?
Yes — screen adaptations include How Green Was My Valley (1942), How Green Was My Valley (1941).
Is How Green Was My Valley in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Where does How Green Was My Valley take place?
It takes place in Mid 19th Century.
Who wrote How Green Was My Valley?
Richard Llewellyn.