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Abstract

Novelist renowned for her authentic depiction of rural Wales. Vaughan was brought up in Builth Wells, and her work for the Women’s Land Army in Breconshire and Radnorshire in the First World War influenced her writing, bringing her into contact with the lives of women on the local farms. Attending a writing course at Bedford College for Women, she met her husband Charles Morgan. Morgan was soon to become a writer of renown and Vaughan’s work has been overshadowed by his. Recognizing his wife’s superior narrative skill, however, Morgan observed: ‘The great thing is that you have a tale to tell and you tell it. It’s a gift to rejoice in.’