Victorian Britain
Three Days to Save a Language
In 1838, a Welsh schoolteacher made a bet that nobody thought he could win—and accidentally preserved a language spoken by half a million people.
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Download on the App StoreWalesVictorian BritainLanguage PreservationColonial PolicyIeuan GwyneddWelsh IdentityEducation19th Century
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