BOOKS COUNCIL OF WALES BOOK OF THE MONTH - 'A fascinating compendium of short biographies celebrating some of Wales's most venerable sons'; 'A massive treasure-chest of facts and figures covering thousands of years of history, which no collector of books on Wales can overlook.' ;‘painstaking research’; ‘a fascinating compendium’; ‘Astounding and inspiring work’; ‘The amount of research that went into the making of this book is astounding, it seems the author left no stone unturned in order to ferret out information concerning his subjects. He has produced a veritable gold mine of a book that you can dip into again and again. 100 Great Welshmen will make you proud of your Welsh heritage by reminding you that the little country of Wales has contributed so much to the modern world in so many areas…’ Professor Meic Stephens Fellow of Aberystwyth University (Revised Editions 2006 and 2017)