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Jane Wilde

    Jane Wilde, écrivant sous le nom de plume "Speranza", était une poétesse irlandaise profondément engagée dans le mouvement nationaliste. Elle consacra des efforts considérables à la collecte et à la préservation des contes de fées irlandais, jouant un rôle essentiel dans la sauvegarde de ce folklore. Son œuvre incarne un lien profond avec la culture et le patrimoine irlandais. Wilde fut également la mère du célèbre dramaturge Oscar Wilde.

    Irish Myths and Legends
    Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms and Superstitions of Ireland
    • 2024

      Irish Myths and Legends

      Ancient Legends of Gods, Goddesses and Otherworldly Folk

      • 256pages
      • 9 heures de lecture

      Featuring retellings of timeless Irish tales, this luxurious collection showcases the work of renowned folklorists like Lady Wilde and Jeremiah Curtin. Each story has been carefully curated to preserve its cultural heritage, while the edition itself is elegantly designed with gold embossing, vibrant endpapers, and stencilled page edges, making it a visually stunning addition to any bookshelf.

      Irish Myths and Legends
    • 2021

      This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

      Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms and Superstitions of Ireland