W.B. Yeats: a reminiscence

Frank O'CONNOR, pseud., i.e. Michael Francis O'Donovan

Published by Edinburgh: Tragara Press, 1983

About this Item

Marbled wrappers, printed paper label. Corner of lower cover slightly creased. Edition limited to 125 numbered copies, of which this is one of 20 specially bound on Arches paper. Radio talk delivered on 4 May 1947. "When I first came to Dublin as a young man I went, I remember, to a literary party where I scarcely knew anybody and was almost sick with fright. Mrs Yeats, the poet's wife, signalled to me to come and sit with her. 'I saw you were shy', she said, 'because you ran your hand through your hair exactly as Willie does'. After that I was never again at a loss with Yeats. A shy man has a sort of secret understanding with any other shy man whom he knows to be shy; and by watching what he did with his hand I could usually tell whether or not to take him seriously. When an Englishman gets shy he shuts up; an Irishman goes on talking. Hence the misunderstandings.". Seller Inventory # 31M100394

Bibliographic Details

Title: W.B. Yeats: a reminiscence

Publisher: Edinburgh: Tragara Press

Publication Date: 1983

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Edition: 1st Edition