Summary of Strike for a Kingdom
In a small Welsh village, during the annual carnival and the General Strike of 1926, the local mine manager is found dead. One of the miners, Davy Williams, serves as the Justice of the Peace, and investigates the murder, despite the fact that the victim was deeply unpopular among his fellow workers.
Reasons to read Strike for a Kingdom
“Strike for a Kingdom” is a literary crime novella that paints life in a small Welsh mining community in the 1920s. It was the debut novel of Welsh author Menna Gallie. She is also known for her novels “Man’s Desiring”, “The Small Mine”, and “Travels with a Duchess”. “Strike for a Kingdom” has been reissued by Honno Press as part of the Welsh Women’s Classics series.
Setting: Wales (UK)
“Strike for a Kingdom” is set in the fictional village of Cilhendre, which is likely based on Welsh mining village Ystradgynlais, where Menna Gallie was born and brought up.
Original title: Strike for a Kingdom
Year of publication: 1959
Nr of pages: 176
