The Return Of The Hero

Published by Albert & Charles Boni, New York, 1930

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Original First American Edition 1930 Very Good+ American Edition. Origially published in London in 1923 with the name Michael Ireland. In 1930 a First American Edition came out with the Irish authors real name Darrell Figgis but with a wonderful introducrion by James Stephens. Everyone thought James Stephens was the author prompting this edition with Stephen's brilliant but tragic commentary. This novel is the brilliant Celtic Fairy story of Niamh coming over the waves to take Oisin son of Fionn McCool to Tir-na-Og the deathless Otherworld as her lover. This tells the otherside of it. of his return to Ireland falling off his horse and aging two hundred years (Like our own American Rip-Van-Winkle) based on "The Colloquy of Oisin and Saint Patrick" Retold in the Introduction. Figgis a Irish rebel sadly died a tragic end. Here tight clean 221 pp. NOT a library copy. Ex-libris book plate of a previous owner. Except for some board foxing Very Good+ shape. See all four of our Three Geese in Flight Celtic Book Scans.

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Title
The Return Of The Hero
Author
Darrell Figgis With An Introduction By James Stephens
Publisher
Albert & Charles Boni, New York
Publication year
1930
Condition
Very Good+
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
First American.Edition.
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Celtic Studies, Goddess, Irish

Three Geese in Flight Celtic Books

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