Volume 2 — VOLUME II.
Reading edition
Samuel Lover, pp. 1-3.
William Maginn, pp. 91-92.
T. Crofton Croker, pp. 129-130.
Gerald Griffin, pp. 161-164.
Charles Lever, pp. 205-209.
Charles Kickham, pp. 243-245.
Miss Rosa Mulholland, p. 281.
Note, p. 331.
1892.
Irish | Fairy Tales | edited | with an introduction | by | W. B. Yeats | author of ‘The Wanderings of Oisin,’ etc. | Illustrated by Jack B. Yeats | London | T. Fisher Unwin | 1892
Fcap. 8vo, pp. viii and 236. Cloth. A volume of The Children’s Library.
Mr. Yeats’s contributions are:—
Poem. ‘Where my books go.’ (Dated London, Jan., 1892.) P. v.
Introduction. ‘An Irish Story-teller.’ (Dated Clondalkin, July, 1891.) Pp. 1-7.
Note on pp. 8-9.
Appendix. Classification of Irish Fairies. (Dated Co. Down, June, 1891.) Pp. 223-233.
Authorities of Irish Folklore, pp. 234-236.
The Book | of the | Rhymers’ Club | (Press mark) | London | Elkin Mathews | At the Sign of the Bodley Head | in Vigo Street | 1892 | All rights reserved
Royal 16mo, pp. xvi and 94. Paper boards.
Mr. Yeats’s contributions are:—
A Man who dreamed of Fairyland, pp. 7-9. Originally appeared in The National Observer, February 7, 1891.
Father Gilligan, pp. 38-40. Originally appeared in The Scots Observer, July 5, 1890.
Dedication of ‘Irish Tales,’ pp. 54-55. Originally appeared in Representative Irish Tales, 1890.
A Fairy Song, p. 71. Originally appeared in The National Observer, September 12, 1891.
The Lake Isle of Innisfree, p. 84. Originally appeared in The National Observer, Dec. 13, 1890.
An Epitaph, p. 88. Originally appeared in The National Observer, December 12, 1891.
The | Poets [in red] | and the | Poetry [in red] | of the | Century [in red] | Charles Kingsley | to | James Thomson | Edited by [in red] | Alfred H. Miles [in red] | Hutchinson & Co. | 25, Paternoster Square, London
Post 8vo, pp. xx and 652. Cloth.
Mr. Yeats contributes a note on William Allingham, pp. 209-212.
The | Poets [in red] | and the | Poetry [in red] | of the | Century [in red] | Joanna Baillie | to | Mathilde Blind | Edited by [in red] | Alfred H. Miles [in red] | Hutchinson & Co. 25, Paternoster Square, London
Post 8vo, pp. xvi and 640. Cloth.
Mr. Yeats contributes a note on Ellen O’Leary, pp. 449-452.
1893.
The Works | of | William Blake | Poetic, Symbolic, and Critical | Edited with Lithographs of the Illustrated | “Prophetic Books,” and a Memoir | and Interpretation | by | Edwin John Ellis | Author of “Fate in Arcadia,” &c. | and | William Butler Yeats | Author of “The Wanderings of Oisin,” “The Countess Kathleen,” &c. | “Bring me to the test | And I the matter will reword, which madness | Would gambol from” | Hamlet | In Three Vols. | Vol. I. [II. III.] | London | Bernard Quaritch, 15 Piccadilly | 1893 | [All Rights Reserved]
Three volumes. Royal 8vo. Cloth.
The Poems | of | William Blake [in red] | Edited by | W. B. Yeats. | (Press mark of Lawrence and Bullen)
London: New York:
in] Lawrence and Bullen [red in] Charles Scribner’s Sons [red
16 Henrietta Street, W.C. 743 & 745 Broadway
1893. 1893.
18mo, pp. liv and 252. Cloth. A volume of The Muses’ Library.
Mr. Yeats’s contributions are:—
Introduction, pp. xv-liv.
Notes, pp. 235-251.
1894.
The Second Book | of | The Rhymers’ Club | London: Elkin Mathews & John Lane | New York: Dodd, Mead & Company | 1894 | All rights reserved
Royal 16mo, pp. xvi and 136. Cloth.
Mr. Yeats’s contributions are:—
The Rose in my Heart, p. 11. Originally appeared in The National Observer, November 12, 1892.
The Folk of the Air, pp. 37-39. Originally appeared, under the title The Stolen Bride, in The Bookman, November, 1893.
The Fiddler of Dooney, pp. 68-69. Originally appeared in The Bookman, December, 1892.
A Mystical Prayer to the Masters of the Elements—Finvarra, Feacra, and Caolte, pp. 91-92. Originally appeared, under the title A Mystical Prayer to the Masters of the Elements, Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, in The Bookman, October, 1892.
The Cap and Bells, pp. 108-109. Originally appeared, under the title Cap and Bell, in The National Observer, March 17, 1894.
The Song of the Old Mother, p. 126. Originally appeared in The Bookman, April, 1894.
1895.
A Book of | Irish Verse | Selected from modern writers | with an introduction | and notes | by W. B. Yeats | Methuen & Co | 36 Essex Street, W.C. | London | 1895.
Cr. 8vo, pp. xxviii and 260. Linen.
Mr. Yeats’s contributions are:—
Introduction. (Dated August 5, 1894.) Pp. xi-xxvii.
Acknowledgment, p. xxviii.
Notes, pp. 250-257.
1900. Revised edition.
This contains a new Preface, dated August 15, 1899, and the introduction much revised and now entitled Modern Irish Poetry. The selection of poetry is also revised.
1898.
A Book of Images | Drawn by W. T. | Horton & Intro-|duced by W. B. Yeats| London at the Unicorn | Press VII Cecil Court St. | Martin’s Lane MDCCCXCVIII
Fcap. 4to, pp. 62. Cloth. Number II. of The Unicorn Quartos.
Mr. Yeats’s Introduction includes pp. 7-16.
1899.
Literary | Ideals in | Ireland. | By John Eglinton; | W. B. Yeats | A. E.; | W. Larminie. | Published by T. Fisher Unwin, London. | And at the Daily Express Office, Dublin.
Long 8vo, pp. ii and 88. Paper covers.
Mr. Yeats’s contributions are:—
A Note on National Drama, pp. 17-20. Originally appeared, as part of an essay under the title The Poems and Stories of Miss Nora Hopper, in The Dublin Daily Express, September 24, 1898.
John Eglinton and Spiritual Art, pp. 31-37. Originally appeared in The Dublin Daily Express, October 29, 1898.
The Autumn of the Flesh, pp. 69-75. Originally appeared in The Dublin Daily Express, December 3, 1898.