Lady Jane Wilde was the mother of Oscar Wilde and an accomplished folklorist. She sought to preserve Irish culture through recording their enchanting myths, rituals and beliefs. This collection contains over 100 of these enthralling tales, from fairies stealing children to leprechauns promising gold. Each showcase the strange and mystical superstitions spread by Irish peasantry in the ancient tongue.
Tales include:
• The Horned Women
• The Fenian Knights
• The Fairy Changeling
• The Legends of the Western Islands
This covetable edition is Wibalin-bound with gold-foil embossing. It includes a chapter on the ancient peoples of Ireland written by her husband Sir William Wilde which forms part of the original manuscript. Accompanying the text are beautiful illustrations by Stephen Reid from The High Deeds of Finn and a rare map of ancient Ireland.
Offered on the occasion of the exhibition Irish Literature: History & Myth Since 1798, an exhibition of treasures from the Leonard L. Milberg Collections of Irish Literature, on view September 18, 2026 - January 17, 2027.
