Leprechauns, fairies, and other mythical figures inhabit this entertaining collection of Irish fairy lore. The rich and representative collection of 43 tales and poems includes "e;The Stolen Child,"e; a beguiling poem by William Butler Yeats; "e;The King of the Black Desert,"e; by poet, scholar, and statesman Douglas Hyde; Lady Jane Wilde's "e;The Horned Women"e; and "e;The Demon Cat,"e; as well as works by Joseph Campbell, Jeremiah Curtin, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Patrick Kennedy, and other distinguished writers. A valuable resource for students of Celtic lore, The Irish Fairy Book offers hours of enchanted reading for lovers of folktales.
| ISBN: | 9780486148212 |
| Publication date: | 5th March 2013 |
| Author: | Graves, Alfred Perceval |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications |
| Format: | Ebook (Epub) |