'Through its presentation of the shadier aspects of Cardiff's history, as well as its attractions, and through John Davies's interest in the city's people as well as its institutions, not only is A Pocket Guide: Cardiff an informative guide, it is also a highly illuminating and thought-provoking book.' gwales.com John Davies provides a scholarly and accessible guide to the history of Wales's capital ... it is written with elegance and elan, and is crammed full of a cosmopolitan mixture of facts and insights ... Cardiff: A Pocket Guide provides a stylish, lucid and authoritative introduction to two millennia of human society on the banks of the Taff ...' (Welsh History Review)
