From Trooping Fairies to the enigmatic Irish Leprechaun, this elegantly designed hardcover edition includes Irish folk stories from one of the world 's greatest poets, W.B. Yeats.

In Irish Folk and Fairy Tales William Butler Yeats delivers a vast collection of stories, songs, and poetry of his home
country and beloved Ireland's historical and legendary past. These writings helped secure for Yeats' recognition as a
leading proponent of Irish nationalism and Irish cultural independence, and to also help Yeats spearhead the Irish Literary
Revival. Originally published in two separate books near the end of the nineteenth century, these tales preserve a rich and
charming heritage in a superbly authentic Irish voice.
In this volume, extraordinary Irish characters are brought to life through the incandescent poetic voice of W.B. Yeats, who
as the first Irish writer to be honored with the Nobel Peace Prize in Literature in 1923. Born and educated in Dublin, from
an early age Yeats was fascinated by both Irish legends and the occult, which are brilliantly visited in Irish Folk and Fairy
Tales.
These legendary stories include Trooping Fairies, a Banshee, Kings and Queens, Giants, Devils and the enigmatic Irish
Leprechaun that will delight and entertain readers of all ages. Poets, readers, children and adults will all fall in love with
these classic Irish Folk and Fairy Tales from one of the world's greatest poets, W. B. Yeats.