Join us on a literary world trip!
Add this book to bookshelf
Grey
Write a new comment Default profile 50px
Grey
Subscribe to read the full book or read the first pages for free!
I want to read the book!
All characters reduced
The Celtic Twilight - cover

The Celtic Twilight

W. B. Yeats

Publisher: BookRix

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Summary

I have desired, like every artist, to create a little world out of the
beautiful, pleasant, and significant things of this marred and clumsy
world, and to show in a vision something of the face of Ireland to any
of my own people who would look where I bid them. I have therefore
written down accurately and candidly much that I have heard and seen,
and, except by way of commentary, nothing that I have merely imagined.
I have, however, been at no pains to separate my own beliefs from those
of the peasantry, but have rather let my men and women, dhouls and
faeries, go their way unoffended or defended by any argument of mine.
The things a man has heard and seen are threads of life, and if he pull
them carefully from the confused distaff of memory, any who will can
weave them into whatever garments of belief please them best. I too
have woven my garment like another, but I shall try to keep warm in it,
and shall be well content if it do not unbecome me.

Hope and Memory have one daughter and her name is Art, and she has
built her dwelling far from the desperate field where men hang out
their garments upon forked boughs to be banners of battle. O beloved
daughter of Hope and Memory, be with me for a little.
Available since: 12/19/2023.
Print length: 160 pages.

Other books that might interest you

  • HOW TO START A ZOO? Mixtures - cover

    HOW TO START A ZOO? Mixtures

    BARAKATH

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 
    Synopsis 
Oh, my ears are bleeding. Oh my god, it is a dinosaur. The dinosaurs are running, run, run, run, run, run. Run, run, run. 
Where are we supposed to run? Where are we going to hide? Under this bench. Okay, let's hide. 
I am a dinosaur. I am hungry. I need wood to eat. I am going to bite this bench. Ha ha ha. 
A thrilling and funny dinosaur chase unfolds in this lively scene. Chaos erupts as someone shouts, “Oh my ears are bleeding! Oh my god, it is a dinosaur!” Panic spreads as dinosaurs run wild, prompting everyone to yell, “Run, run, run!” In the midst of confusion, two people hide under a bench, hoping to escape danger. Suddenly, a dinosaur appears—not hungry for meat, but strangely craving wood! It announces, “I need wood to eat,” and tries to bite the bench. With humor and surprise, this imaginative moment mixes fear, fun, and absurdity in a cartoon-style adventure.
    Show book
  • Uncaged Summer - cover

    Uncaged Summer

    Colet Abedi

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 
    Newly heartbroken, a woman embarks on a glamorized summer of couch surfing to rediscover herself and learns that though life may not go according to plan, there is magic in the unexpected. 
 
 
 
Avalie Monfared has a theory about saying "I Do"—that the magic ends there. After thirteen years of magic-free marriage to her high school sweetheart, she's discovered where it went: gambling and prostitutes. 
 
 
 
Now, Ava is on a quest to rediscover herself—and men. Her soul-searching finds her living on a succession of friends' and family's couches, which happen to be in some of the most luxurious zip codes in and around Los Angeles. What follows is an unpredictable summer full of shamans, attack birds, awkward dates, sizzling flirtations, and unsolicited advice—especially from her traditional Persian family members, who are eager to see her remarried. With every laugh-out-loud adventure in each locale, Ava finds more solace and wisdom. And while it's not how she planned to spend the last year of her thirties, Ava learns that there is power in letting go.
    Show book
  • Hop-Frog - cover

    Hop-Frog

    Edgar Allan Poe

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 
    Hop-Frog is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1849. The title character is a dwarf taken from his homeland who becomes the jester of a king particularly fond of practical jokes. Taking revenge on the king and his cabinet for striking his friend and fellow dwarf Trippetta, he dresses them as orangutans for a masquerade. In front of the king's guests, Hop-Frog murders them all by setting their costumes on fire before escaping with Trippetta. It has been suggested that Poe wrote the story as a form of literary revenge against a woman named Elizabeth F. Ellet and several others.
    Show book
  • Crossing the Tracks - cover

    Crossing the Tracks

    Drew Hill

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 
    While dramatic history unfolds from Greensboro to Selma to Memphis, one man makes his own stand for justice and inclusion.SILVER MEDAL: Readers' Favorite Book Awards 2024 – Best Fiction - Social IssuesWINNER: Feathered Quill Book Awards – Reviewer's Choice for 2023WINNER: Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, Fall 2023 – Best Fiction - Social Issues 
~~~ 
Crossing the Tracks is set in the railroad yards and union halls of Kansas City during the Civil Rights Movement. It's the surprising story of a white, working class family man confronting racism and bigotry on the railroad, in the neighborhood, and in his church. 
EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS the story of one man's, and by extension his entire family's, attempt to do the right thing in the face of overwhelming opposition. 
“Crossing the Tracks is a true American novel, a work of art that values equality, dignity, and justice for all, arrived at by honest living and hard work to make ends meet... It's a Reviewer's Choice 2023 winner because it is courageous, well-written, and accessible; I have thought of the story and characters long after I finished reading the book.” ~ Feathered Quill, Rebecca Jane Johnson 
“...reminds us that simple stories about great, moral men are always worth writing about and reading. We can all learn a lot from how this man lived his life and this story is a fitting tribute to an ordinary man with an extraordinary heart.” ~ Readers’ Favorite, Grant Leishman (5 STARS) 
“...a poignant and thought-provoking read that resonated long after the final page... a compelling narrative of one man’s journey to overcome prejudice and advocate for change.” ~ Readers’ Favorite, K.C. Finn (5 STARS)
    Show book
  • Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Greek Interpreter - A Robin Reads Audiobook - cover

    Sherlock Holmes and the...

    Arthur Conan Doyle

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 
    Doctor Watson discovers Sherlock Holmes has a remarkable brother, Mycroft, who assigns them the case of the Greek Interpreter. 
First published in 1893 and collected as part of "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes". Narrated by Robin Reads.
    Show book
  • A History of Hexing - cover

    A History of Hexing

    Evie Wilde

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 
    When there are four of them, and only one of me, we can’t have any secrets... 
I need to focus on improving my magic. And having four delicious men can make things… complicated. Especially when Kyler is distracted by Sonny, a mysterious friend from his past. Through Sonny we’re all learning Kyler’s secrets, some of which I wish I didn’t know. 
But as a group, we have bigger fish to fry. Archmage Edius is making moves, and if we don’t study hard, he’s going to best us. 
Maybe he already has. At the Fall Festival, a mass poisoning screams of his evil handiwork. 
No matter how strong I’m becoming, I need my men to strive for more so we can defeat him, for good. The chemistry between us is electric, now I just need my magic to follow suit. Oliver, Braeden and Dash are all hitting the books, but Kyler’s gifts are different. And in the end, he’ll have to make a choice. 
I don’t know what I’ll do if he doesn’t choose us. For now, I have to believe he will.
    Show book