Cartrefi Cymru was originally published in 1896 and although it contains references to the Great War and to railway stations that have been long abandoned it also contains an ageless sensibility. By touring Wales and visiting the homes of bards and singers and famous men of renown Owen M Edwards presents a snapshot of the country and its landscape, its history and culture and of its people and society.

Owen M Edwards was a magazine editor, a Member of Parliament and a school inspector. Through his numerous books he attempted to show that the people of Wales should feel proud of their history, their language and their culture.