Fiona Macleod [William Sharp] — The Immortal Hour: A Drama in Two Acts

Edinburgh and London, T. N. Foulis, 1908. Cloth. A limited edition T. N. Foulis edition of 'The Immortal Hour', a play by Fiona Macleod loosely based on the Irish myth 'The Wooing of Etain&apos. Limited edition of five hundred copies. First published complete in the November 1900 issue of The Fortnightly Review.Scarce.In the publisher's quarter cloth binding.Based on characters and settings from Celtic mythology, The Immortal Hour involves the brooding and fateful presence of Dalua, known alternatively as the Amadan-Dhu, the Dark One, and the Faery Fool. He claims to be even more ancient than the gods and carries out a fatal pursuit of the Faery princess Etain.By Scottish playwright Fiona Macleod, a pseudonym of writer William Sharp. In the publisher's quarter cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with discolouration to the spine and a few minor marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with offsetting to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .