The Celtic Twilight

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The Celtic Twilight

by W. B. (William Butler) Yeats

EN·~3 hours·43 chapters

Chapters

43 total
1

W. B. YEATS

0:13
2

THE HOSTING OF THE SIDHE

0:41
3

THIS BOOK - I

2:03
4

W. B. YEATS. - A TELLER OF TALES

3:36
5

BELIEF AND UNBELIEF

3:00
6

MORTAL HELP

2:01
7

A VISIONARY

7:08
8

VILLAGE GHOSTS

11:47
9

“DUST HATH CLOSED HELEN’S EYE” - I

20:47
10

A KNIGHT OF THE SHEEP

5:13

Description

The opening verses plunge listeners into a twilight where mountains sigh and ancient woods hum with the pulse of the Sidhe. A lyrical host rides between night and day, his hair blazing, while Niamh’s voice summons travelers away from mortal dreams. The prose drifts like wind‑tossed leaves, inviting you to wander through a world where hope, memory, and art are woven together in the mist of Ireland’s forgotten hills.

From a modest cabin in Ballisodare comes Paddy Flynn, a bright‑eyed elder whose stories crackle with folk wisdom, humor, and a touch of melancholy. He recounts encounters with faeries, banshees and saints, each tale seasoned with witty sayings and gentle moral glimpses. The narrator records these verses faithfully, letting the voices of peasants and pixies speak unfiltered, offering a intimate glimpse of an oral tradition that feels both timeless and warmly personal.

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Language

en

Duration

~3 hours (205K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2003-12-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

W. B. (William Butler) Yeats

W. B. (William Butler) Yeats

1865–1939

A towering voice of Irish poetry and one of the key writers of literary modernism, he joined myth, politics, love, and the supernatural in verse that still feels vivid today. His work ranges from dreamy early lyrics to sharp, unforgettable poems like those of his later years.

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