Drawing on new research and interviews with people who knew Dylan Thomas during his stay in Cardiganshire, David Thomas has uncovered exciting new material which will surprise Dylan fans and scholars alike.

The Majoda shooting, the setting of Under Milk Wood, Thomas's literary connections, the claims that he spied for British Intelligence in Iran will all have to be revised as David N. Thomas reveals new information about the man and his work.

He has also uncovered a note book version of Unluckily for a death, further connections with T.S. Eliot, and material which allows fresh, informed speculation about the state of Dylan's mind before his final trip to the United States. The text is illustrated with photographs – most previously unseen – of the influential circle of friends Thomas had in Cardiganshire, and the surroundings which were of crucial importance to his writing then and afterwards.

"The quality of the material that the author has uncovered will make Thomas's biographers, and certainly makes me, aware of things they wish they hadn't missed … a work of authority; not to mention charm."
Paul Ferris

Formerly an academic and a senior manager, David N. Thomas is now a freelance writer and researcher, living in Ciliau Aeron, west Wales. He has published widely, including several books on the development of communities. He lectures in a number of European countries, and has been a Council of Europe Fellow.