Lady Charlotte Guest

Lady Charlotte Guest (1812-1895) was an English aristocrat and talented linguist. She's best known for producing the first English translation of the 'Mabinogion' in modern print format. She published multiple bilingual editions of the medieval compendium of Welsh folk tales between 1838 and 1849, before becoming the first to publish an edition of the 'Mabinogion' featuring only English translations of the tales in 1877.

Lady Charlotte Guest (1812-1895) was an English aristocrat and talented linguist. She's best known for producing the first English translation of the 'Mabinogion' in modern print format. She published multiple bilingual editions of the medieval compendium of Welsh folk tales between 1838 and 1849, before becoming the first to publish an edition of the 'Mabinogion' featuring only English translations of the tales in 1877. See less