From Amazon
A remarkable figure in Celtic history, she was married to an MP and land-owner, yet retained an unprecedented independence of both thought and deed, actively championing causes close to her heart. At once conservative and radical in her beliefs, she saw no conflict in idealizing and mythologizing the Irish peasantry, for example, while her landlord husband introduced legislation that would, in part, lead to the widespread misery, poverty and starvation of the Great Famine. Nevertheless, as founder of the Abbey Theatre, an outspoken opponent of censorship, and mentor, muse, and mother-figure to W. B. Yeats, Augusta Gregory played a pivotal role in shaping Irish literary and dramatic history. Moreover, despite her parents’ early predictions of spinsterhood, she was no matronly figure, engaging in a passionate affair while newly-wedded and, as she approached sixty, falling for a man almost twenty years her junior

Recommended to me by someone at a book talk by Colm Tóbín. A very interesting and enjoyable portrait of Augusta Gregory and insight into her relationship with WB Yeats. A short read.

On the way to France by Royal Mail.

Thank you for posting me this book - it is a perfect size for carrying in my handbag.
And thank you for the BC labels. :-)

I was intrigued by the title of the book. The reason for it is elucidated on page 65.

Posted as RABCK to bookcrosser in Finlande.

Thank you for this rabck, very lovely. The title gives funny vibes of this tiny book ; makes me curious, expectations of a nice story. And thank you for the bc-labels!