Spiritual Tales

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Spiritual Tales

by William Sharp

EN·~3 hours

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Description

A quiet, contemplative voice threads through this gathering of tales, inviting listeners to linger on the edges of myth and everyday life. The stories are presented in a lyrical style that feels both ancient and immediate, each one a mirror reflecting timeless questions of beauty, hope, and the human heart. Though the narratives hint at supernatural currents, their true power lies in the moral reflections they gently unfold.

Among the newly printed pieces are “The Melancholy of Ulad,” “The Hills of Ruel,” and “The Awakening of Angus Ogue,” each opening with a promise of inner discovery rather than grand adventure. The volume also revisits familiar favorites such as “The Anointed Man,” offering fresh encounters with their haunting themes. A standout legend recounts the life of St Bride, weaving together Celtic lore and early Christian reverence into a tender, evocative romance that lingers long after the tale ends.

Details

Full title

Spiritual Tales Re-issue of the Shorter Stories of Fiona Macleod; Rearranged, with Additional Tales

Language

en

Duration

~3 hours (174K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Emmy (in memoriam), Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2017-11-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

William Sharp

William Sharp

1855–1905

A Scottish writer, poet, and biographer whose life took an unusual turn when he began publishing a second body of work under the name Fiona Macleod. His books move between literary criticism, poetry, romance, and Celtic-influenced imagination.

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