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100 1 _aYeats, W. B.
_q(William Butler),
_d1865-1939
245 1 0 _aIrish Fairy Tales
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2010-03-25
508 _aE-text prepared by Sankar Viswanathan, David Edwards, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org)
520 _a"Irish Fairy Tales" edited by W. B. Yeats is a collection of traditional Irish folk tales published in the late 19th century. This anthology celebrates the enchanting world of Irish mythology and folklore, featuring tales of fairies, goblins, and the supernatural, presenting characters like courageous heroes and mischievous spirits that capture the essence of Irish culture. The opening of the collection introduces readers to the enduring belief in fairies among the Irish peasantry, highlighting the narrator's conversation with an old woman named Biddy Hart, who recounts her vivid encounters and tales about fairies. Biddy describes the fairies as beings similar to humans but endowed with a finer nature, sharing stories of those taken by the fairies and the magical events that surround them. The narrative emphasizes the deep-rooted connection between the people and their folklore, setting the stage for the tales that follow, which promise delightful and sometimes cautionary adventures steeped in the rich tradition of Irish storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFolklore -- Ireland
653 _aFairy tales -- Ireland
700 1 _aYeats, Jack B.
_q(Jack Butler),
_d1871-1957
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31763
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