 During this most prolific period, Parry and Sarah Maria Saunders became household names in Wales due to the popularity of their fiction and articles.At the turn of the century, Parry and T. Gwynne Jones were the most noted women writers of the Welsh short story which reflected everyday life in colloquial speech.In 1908, Parry's father returned from abroad and she went to Corydon to live with him, working as an editor at "Cymru'r Plant" until 1912.