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Irish Fairy Tales

W. B. Yeats

First published 1892
Publisher T. Fisher Unwin
Format Hardcover
Type Anthology
Pages viii+236


14 stories listed in the Contents under four headings: Land and Water Fairies; Evil Spirits; Cats; Kings and Warriors (other 1892 Contents headings: Introduction; Appendix)

"His study of Irish legends and tales, which he did with Russell and Hyde, emerged in Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry (anth 1888; vt Irish Fairy and Folk Tales 1893; exp 1895 US; vt Irish Folk Stories and Fairy Tales 1957 US). This is a series of studies, anecdotes, poems and tales drawn from a variety of sources, encompassing the essential feyness of the Irish heritage. He also assembled a less detailed volume for children, Irish Fairy Tales (anth 1892; assembled with above as Fairy and Folk Tales of Ireland omni 1977)." --SFE: Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1997), biographical entry by Mike Ashley


HathiTrust Digital Library provides full view of two copies with original covers and non-pictorial endpapers(*): -- title page (*)Both appear to be complete. The California–Berkeley copy is linked here for the quality of its scanned images. They differ in the sequence of images of back pages: printer statement, blank leaves, and 8-page catalogue.

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Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Irish Fairy Tales 2010 Project Gutenberg eBook Anthology 31763