Project Gutenberg 2005-02-23 Public domain in the USA. 356 Yeats, W. B. (William Butler) 1865 1939 Yeats, William Butler The Land of Heart's Desire Little Blue Book No. 335 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Land_of_Heart%27s_Desire Produced by Ted Garvin, Melissa Er-Raqabi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "The Land of Heart's Desire" by W. B. Yeats is a play written in the early 20th century. This work is set in the Barony of Kilmacowen in County Sligo during the late 18th century and delves into themes of desire, the allure of the faery realm, and the tension between earthly responsibilities and enchanting dreams. The play captures the struggles of its characters as they navigate their desires for a more captivating life amid mundane realities. The storyline centers around Maire Bruin, who finds herself entranced by a mysterious old book and the idea of leaving her domestic life behind for a world filled with faeries and endless youth. As tensions rise between her earthly obligations and the seductive call of the faery world, Maire is faced with a choice between the stability of life with her husband, Shawn Bruin, and the enchanting but dangerous allure represented by a faery child. With the priest, Father Hart, cautioning against the temptations of the faery realm, the play ultimately explores the conflict between desire and duty, leading to tragic consequences for Maire when she succumbs to the call of the faeries, illustrating the age-old struggle between the ordinary and the extraordinary. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 88.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Ireland -- Drama Fairy plays PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: British Literature 70446 2025-08-06T12:50:23.405642 text/html 68063 2020-12-14T04:53:34 text/html 88128 2025-08-06T12:50:28.115662 application/epub+zip 87848 2025-08-06T12:50:25.197617 application/epub+zip 87848 2025-08-06T12:50:24.077617 application/epub+zip 189463 2025-08-06T12:50:29.906629 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211767 2025-08-06T12:50:27.396623 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 171430 2022-09-07T20:13:23.795559 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 44793 2025-08-06T12:50:22.825633 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 44738 2020-12-14T04:53:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18947 2025-08-06T12:50:30.029621 application/rdf+xml 12594 2025-08-06T12:50:24.574635 image/jpeg 3617 2025-08-06T12:50:24.325623 image/jpeg 18912 2020-12-14T04:53:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 16299 2020-12-14T04:53:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 86144 2025-08-06T12:50:23.412619 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