Irish Fairy and Folk Tales

by William Butler Yeats

Overview

This early collection of Irish fairytales is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It contains stories of Changelings, fairies, ghosts and other mystical beings of Irish literature. This is a fascinating work and is thoroughly recommended for anyone interested in the history of Irish fairytales. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781447486886
Publisher:	Read Books Ltd.
Publication date:	01/30/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	526
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Paul Muldoon is Oxford Professor of Poetry and Howard G. B. Clark Professor in the Humanities at Princeton University. His recent works include To Ireland, I; Poems 1968–1998; and Moy Sand and Gravel. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.

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THE TROOPING FAIRIES
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Table of Contents

The Trooping Fairies; Changelings; The Merrow; The Solitary Fairies; Ghosts; Witches, Fairy Doctors; T’yeer-Na-N-Oge; Saints, Priests; The Devil; Giants; Kings, Queens, Princesses, Earls, Robbers

Editorial Reviews

These folk-tales are full of simplicity and musical occurrences, for they are the literature of a class...who have steeped everything in the heart: to whom everything is a symbol.”—William Butler Yeats

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