Irish Folk and Fairy Tales - Hardcover

by W. B. Yeats (Author)

In this highly giftable volume, the best-loved legends of the Emerald Isle come to life.

• A stunning, foil-embossed, faux-leather cover
• Beautifully designed endpapers
• More than 50 tales and poems

Chartwell Deluxe Editions feature beautifully designed heirloom volumes of literary classics. Other Chartwell Deluxe Editions include Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Anne of Green Gables, Little Women, Dracula, The Republic, The Iliad, The Essential Tales of Edgar Allan Poe, Meditations, and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories.

Author Biography

William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and playwright, and one of the foremost figures of twentieth century literature. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, in his later years he served as an Irish Senator for two terms. Yeats was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and helped co-found the Abbey Theatre, where he served as its chief during its early years. In 1923 he became the first Irishman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.