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These writings helped secure Yeats' recognition as a leading proponent of Irish nationalism and cultural independence, and they also helped him spearhead the Irish Literary Revival. Originally published in two separate books near the end of the nineteenth century, these tales preserve a rich and charming heritage in a superbly authentic Irish voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this volume, extraordinary Irish characters are brought to life through the incandescent poetic voice of W.B. Yeats, the first Irish writer to be honoured with the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923. Born and educated in Dublin, Yeats was fascinated by both Irish legends and the occult from an early age, which are brilliantly explored in \u003cem\u003eIrish Folk and Fairy Tales\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese legendary stories include Trooping Fairies, a Banshee, Kings and Queens, Giants, Devils, and the enigmatic Irish Leprechaun, which will delight and entertain readers of all ages. 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