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'Study of R. S. Thomas' by Mildred E. Eldridge (pencil)
  • Selected pages from the volume 'Ringless Fingers: A testament' (2002). The poems by R. S. Thomas (1913-2000) are accompanied by illustrations drawn by his first wife, Mildred E. Eldridge (1909-1991).
R. S. Thomas and M. E. Eldridge, 'Ringless Fingers: A Testament' (2002) (Front cover, image 1 of 4]
  • This poem to Dic Aberdaron, the celebrated Welsh linguist, was published in the collection 'Welsh Airs' (Poetry Wales Press, 1987). R. S. Thomas (1913-2000) based this poem on a painting of Dic Aberdaron (Richard Robert Jones), which hung in his home. Richard Robert Jones or 'Dic Aberdaron' (1780-1843) as he was commonly known was a travelling linguist from Aberdaron, Caernarfonshire. Despite receiving very little formal education, he is said to have been fluent in at least 14 languages. He spent many years travelling the country with his books and his cat! He was buried at St. Asaph in 1844.
The poem 'Dic Aberdaron' by R. S. Thomas
  • This poem was published in the collection 'Laboratories of the Spirit' (Gregynog Press, 1976).
The poem 'Sea-watching' by R. S. Thomas
Photograph of the poet R. S. Thomas (1913-2000) by Bernard Mitchell, 1997
  • It is believed that R. S. Thomas based his poem 'Dic Aberdaron' on this drawing which hung in his home in Aberdaron. The poem was published in the collection 'Welsh Airs' (Poetry Wales Press, 1987). Richard Robert Jones or 'Dic Aberdaron' (1780-1843) as he was commonly known was a travelling linguist from Aberdaron, Caernarfonshire. Despite receiving very little formal education, he is said to have been fluent in at least 14 languages. He spent many years travelling the country with his books and his cat! He was buried at St. Asaph in 1844.
Painting of Dic Aberdaron which was owned by the poet R. S. Thomas