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Stories of Red Hanrahan

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    W. B. Yeats's Stories of Red Hanrahan is a mythic fiction and folklore and fairy tales story collection.

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    About Stories of Red Hanrahan

    "Stories of Red Hanrahan" by W. B. Yeats is a collection of short stories published in 1897. The stories follow Owen Red Hanrahan, a red-haired hedge schoolmaster and wandering poet based on the Irish bard Owen Roe O'Sullivan. Rooted in Irish folklore and tradition, the tales trace Hanrahan's encounters with supernatural forces and mysterious women as he journeys through the countryside, particularly during significant moments like Samhain Eve, when the boundary between worlds grows thin.
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    Stories of Red Hanrahan was written by W. B. Yeats.

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    It is usually shelved as Myth & Legend Fiction and Fairy Tales & Folklore.

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