The Irish Fairy Book

Leprechauns, fairies, and other mythical figures inhabit this entertaining collection of Irish fairy lore. The rich and representative collection of 43 tales and poems includes `The Stolen Child,` a beguiling poem by William Butler Yeats; `The King of the Black Desert,` by poet, scholar, and statesman Douglas Hyde; Lady Jane Wilde's `The Horned Women` and `The Demon Cat,` as well as works by Joseph Campbell, Jeremiah Curtin, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Patrick Kennedy, and other distinguished writers.
A valuable resource for students of Celtic lore, The Irish Fairy Book offers hours of enchanted reading for lovers of folktales.