Hope and Heartbreak

Y gyntaf o ddwy gyfrol o astudiaethau awdurdodol ar hanes cymdeithasol y Gymru fodern ar ddechrau'r bedwaredd ganrif ar bymtheg, gyda sylw ar faterion megis deiet, tai, iechyd, gwyliau, carchardai, tlotai, ysbytai meddwl a gwaith. 30 llun du-a-gwyn.

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