Sunday, 17 December 2017

Tredegar House, Newport, South Wales: New Book on Evan Morgan



“ Sketches of Evan, Viscount Tredegar, ‘Lord of the Lies’”

Evan Morgan (1893-1949) was the 4th Lord Tredegar and  the last Viscount Tredegar.

He was a  predatory homosexual,  and fantasist,  born with  too much money and not enough good health.  Evan  spent his life hunting 'rough trade' in the shape of boys, and youths, something described in detail in the book ' Not behind Lace Curtains: The Hidden World of Evan, Viscount Tredegar', published in 2013 by William Cross, FSA Scot.  

The new book is  also written  by  Evan  Morgan’s  biographer, William Cross.  With an Introduction from Newport historian, Jim Dyer.

The book  is a compilation of  reminiscences and impressions   of  how  the last Viscount Tredegar  is   recalled by  regular inhabitants of the Morgan family seat at  Tredegar House in the 1930s and 1940s.,

The testimonies  come from those who knew Evan Morgan,  his friends, foes and  lovers.  Contributors include   historian  Cyril Hughes Hartmann, novelist  Inez Holden,  travel writer  Robin Bryans,  poet and journalist Charles Graves, Evan’s godson   Desmond Leslie,  the Irish  diplomat  Shane Leslie,  literary editor,  Alan Pryce-Jones and  barrister  Henry Maxwell.

Contact William Cross, FSA Scot by e-mail for further information about the book




The book was published on 4 December 2017, it is available direct from the author and on Amazon.




Sketches of Evan, Viscount Tredegar


The  Morgan  family Coat of Arms ( in wood) at the home  in France  of John Morgan, the 6th & last Lord Tredegar, who died in 1962. Below is a curious  wooden plank with the details of David Morgan, a  Welsh Jacobite who was executed in 1746, suggested as a kinsman of the Morgans of Tredegar. The Morgan family  motto is  " Si Deus Nobiscum quis contra nos" =  If God is with us, then who is against us.




NEW BOOK ON

EVAN MORGAN

    Sketches of  Evan, Viscount Tredegar
‘Lord of the Lies’
As  seen  by  friends, foes and  lovers
William  Cross, FSA Scot

A  new  book  about  Evan Morgan,


Contact the Author William Cross for further information or about any queries regarding the book.williecross@aol.com Book Details   ISBN 9781905914463Published by Book Midden Publishing ( 2017)A further title in the series will appear in 2018.