ABSTRACT
The Caseg Press might well have folded had it not been for Alun Lewis, who was responsible for giving it a wider social role than either John or Brenda had envisaged. Lewis challenged the pair both as artists and as individuals. A year younger than John Petts, Lewis originated from Aberdare, South Wales, but had been educated in the English mould at Cowbridge Grammar School. By 1941 he had emerged as one of the most talented voices in contemporary British writing, speaking for a generation of young men in uniform. A moral purpose informed both his poetry and his prose, a concern with the human condition and its welfare above all else. Lewis's humanistic morality was largely predicated on a belief that art must fulfil its role in society as a means of education and enlightenment. Brenda and John approved Lewis's idea even though they doubted die practicality of the project during wartime.
