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Excerpt from Robert Gregory: 1819-1911, Being the Autobiography of Robert Gregory, D.D., Dean of St. Paul's It was my privilege to read, with great zest, the autobiography Dr. Gregory while he was still alive; and he had often talked with me about many of the incidents in it. In preparing it for the press, I have been guided at every point and instructed in every difficulty by his daughters who were with him to the end of his life. The book is not only his but theirs: it is in no way mine, but that I have had the happiness of helping to give notes and illustrative matter that seemed necessary, and to collect into a final chapter some memories of the Dean by his friends. To every one whose na...
Isabella Augusta, Lady Gregory ( 15 March 1852 - 22 May 1932) was an Irish dramatist, folklorist and theatre manager. With William Butler Yeats and Edward Martyn, she co-founded the Irish Literary Theatre and the Abbey Theatre, and wrote numerous short works for both companies. Lady Gregory produced a number of books of retellings of stories taken from Irish mythology. Born into a class that identified closely with British rule, her conversion to cultural nationalism, as evidenced by her writings, was emblematic of many of the political struggles to occur in Ireland during her lifetime. Lady Gregory is mainly remembered for her work behind the Irish Literary Revival. Her home at Coole Park, ...
Poetry. "The dark trees of midnight have always been as central to Robert Gregory's poems as the flowers in the garden are in James Schuyler's. I've always thought of Gregory as a solitary walker whose sharp eye never misses a fleeting shadow, a hidden bird, the barest hint of moonlight through the clouds. In YOU WON'T NEED THAT, all those elements remain, but they've expanded into a poetry that is more emotive, more surreal, where smoke can speak and trees are gods. Take that walk with Gregory and you'll find, when dawn breaks, nothing is quite the same." Robert Hershon"
Examines the life and writings of William Butler Yeats, including a biographical sketch, detailed synopses of his works, social and historical influences, and more.