Scope and Contents This manuscript contains that portion of Yeats's Autobiographies beginning with "Ireland after Parnell," in The Trembling of the Veil and continuing to its end. The right-hand page begins with the words, "When Carleton was dying in 1870..." and talks about his first meeting with Douglas Hyde, who played so vital a role in the revival of Irish as a literary language. Yeats credits Hyde with having sent him...

Access Note

Collection is open for research; portions of the collection available digitally.