William Carleton; W. B. Yeats — Stories from Carleton

London, The Walter Scott Publishing Co. 1906 . Cloth. A wonderful example of W. B. Yeats's selection of five tales by Irish writer William Carleton, with a lengthy introduction from Yeats. The second edition of this work, which was first published in 1889. A selection of five stories by the Irish novelist William Carleton, selected by W. B. Yeats: The Poor Scholar, Tubber Derg; or, the Red Well, Wildgoose Lodge, Shane Fadh"s Wedding, and The Hedge School.  The stories depict nineteenth-century Irish rural life, customs and society, while Yeats"s substantial introduction assesses Carleton"s importance as a chronicler and novelist of the Irish peasantry. With two pages of advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Boards bright. Back strip age toned, with ink mark to back strip tail. Bump to back strip tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .