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Under Milk Wood Dylan made a start on his most famous work during his time at Majoda. The topography of Llareggub, the town that lies under Milk Wood, is based on New Quay. So are many of the play's characters: Willy Nilly, Tom-Fred, Cherry Owen, Captain Cat and Polly Garter, for instance were inspired by real New Quay people, who are still remembered in the town today. The river Dewi, much loved by Llareggub's Eli Jenkins, flows into the sea at Cwmtudu, just outside New Quay. Manchester House today sells fishing tackle, but in Dylan's time it was a draper's shop, just like in Llareggub. Dylan completed most of the
first half of the play in Oxfordshire in 1947/48. He then wrote most of the
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