The Middle Kingdom-The Faerie World of Ireland by D.A. Mac Manus

The book is dedicated by the author to W.B. Yeats. Mac Manus was a friend of folk-lorist Douglas Hyde who was a staunch believer in “the ancient and continuing spirit life of the countryside”

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Title: The Middle Kingdom-The Faerie World of …

Publisher: Max Parrish, London

Publication Date: 1959

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition Fine hardcover with dust jacket now in removable cover. Writing not as a folk-lorist but as a historian, D.A. Mac Manus records in factual detail many manifestations of the Irish Fairy world. This is a very persuasive book, tackling in a serious and intelligent way, a subject which has a strong romantic appeal. Collector’s Item.