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2) Leprechauns
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This book explores accounts of leprechaun encounters and discusses legends that have been told about mortals catching leprechauns but usually ending up tricked by an escaping leprechaun.
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"Tragic heroes, fairy pranks, perilous journeys, and sublime creatures -- the richness and splendour of Irish folk and fairy tales cannot be overstated. Ranging from charming stories of mischievous spirits, to epic legends of fearsome giants and powerful demigods, the misty landscape of Ireland's ancient folklore is rife with thrilling tales that have endured through the ages." -- [Page 2] of cover.
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Includes the most accessible, best-known poems by W.B. Yeats from his early years that made the Nobel Prize winning writer and poet popular in his day. The volume will include all the major love poems written most notably for the brilliant yet elusive Irish revolutionary Maude Gonne. Recalling Yeats's 1890s fascination in aestheticism and the arts and crafts movement, selections will draw from the first published versions of poems from works such...