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HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2015 Book. New. Soft cover. A magical collection of twenty classic Irish fairy tales by one of Ireland's greatest writers, the Nobel Prize-winning W. B. Yeats - with intricate, traditional illustrations throughout by P. J. Lynch. These short, carefully selected stories are told with humour and warmth, drawing on the glorious storytelling tradition of Ireland. With enchanting portrayals of witches, fairies, giants, pixies, hobgoblins and people of the otherworld, plus a notes section that traces the fascinating origin of each story, this book provides the perfect introduction to Irish myths and legends for curious new readers and fans of Yeats alike..

Arcturus Publishing Ltd, 2022 Book. New. Hardcover. An illustrated edition of the classic work on Irish folklore. Originally published in 1888..

Penguin Classics, 2002 Book. New. Soft cover. A Brand New Book.

Gibson Square, 2023 Book. New. Soft cover. The phenomenal success of Tolkien and JK Rowling have restored magical folk to the adult world. The reader will discover that Hobbits hail from Tolkien's aunt's manor farm Bag-End and Harry Potter's Master Dobbs is part of ancient folklore. Fairies are often nothing like the ones conjured up by writers and Hollywood. Some are worse than soccer hooligans. They are irascible, blood-sucking, bed-hopping. A tidal-wave of new fairy sightings has been uncovered by the digitisation of British and Irish local newspapers and other local ephemera, and by the Fairy Census conducted by the authors..