Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 490 Yeats, W. B. (William Butler) 1865 1939 Yeats, William Butler The Celtic Twilight This book -- A teller of tales -- Belief and unbelief -- Mortal help -- A visionary -- Village ghosts -- 'Dust hath closed Helen's eye' -- A knight of the sheep -- An enduring heart -- The sorcerers -- The devil -- Happy and unhappy theologians -- The last gleeman -- Regina, regina pigmeorum, veni -- 'And fair, fierce women' -- Enchanted woods -- Miraculous creatures -- Aristotle of the books -- The swine of the gods -- A voice -- Kidnappers -- The untiring ones -- Earth, fire and water -- The old town -- The man and his boots -- A coward -- The three O'Byrnes and the evil faeries -- Drumcliff and Rosses -- The thick skull of the fortunate -- The religion of a sailor -- Concerning the nearness together of heaven, earth, and purgatory -- The eaters of precious stones -- Our Lady of the hills -- The golden age -- A remonstrance with Scotsmen for having soured the disposition of their ghosts and faeries -- War -- The queen and the fool -- The friends of the people of faery -- Dreams that have no moral -- By the roadside -- Into the twilight. Produced by Carrie Lorenz. Special thanks to John B. Hare, redactor for this text and significant contributor to its preparation for PG "The Celtic Twilight" by W. B. Yeats is a collection of folklore and mystical tales written during the late 19th century. The work captures the essence of Irish culture, focusing on the supernatural aspects of life in Ireland, including faeries, spirits, and the rich tapestry of Irish mythology. Yeats draws from personal experiences and stories he has encountered, intertwining them with his contemplations of art, belief, and the nature of reality. At the start of the book, Yeats expresses his desire to create a small world populated by beautiful and significant elements of Irish culture as he describes his efforts to document the stories he has heard and observed. He introduces Paddy Flynn, a charismatic and eccentric old storyteller embodying the connection between the mundane and the mystical. Flynn shares tales of faerie encounters and peculiar happenings, emphasizing the pervasive belief in the supernatural within Irish folklore. Yeats also reflects on themes of belief and unreason, presenting a narrative texture that is at once autobiographical and steeped in the enchanting landscapes of Celtic legends, laying the groundwork for a richly imaginative exploration of Ireland’s cultural heritage. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 -- Homes and haunts -- Ireland -- Sligo (County) Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 -- Childhood and youth Tales -- Ireland -- Sligo (County) Poets, Irish -- Homes and haunts -- Ireland -- Sligo (County) Mythology, Celtic -- Ireland -- Sligo (County) Poets, Irish -- 19th century -- Biography Folklore -- Ireland -- Sligo (County) Sligo (Ireland : County) -- Social life and customs PR Text Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 251181 2025-08-05T03:40:55.999749 text/html 251002 2025-01-12T19:46:41.160578 text/html 159890 2025-08-05T03:41:01.120780 application/epub+zip 161368 2025-08-05T03:40:57.804746 application/epub+zip 161367 2025-08-05T03:40:56.592740 application/epub+zip 316864 2025-08-05T03:41:03.888695 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287750 2025-08-05T03:41:00.403706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260355 2022-09-05T08:08:12.063567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232324 2025-08-05T03:40:55.610816 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 212492 2024-12-06T10:02:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19653 2025-08-05T03:41:04.015694 application/rdf+xml 13146 2025-08-05T03:40:57.142757 image/jpeg 3545 2025-08-05T03:40:56.882750 image/jpeg 155860 2025-08-05T03:40:56.024762 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia