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Lady Gregory: Abbey Theatre founder and patron of W. B. Yeats; writer of plays, essays, stories, and translations of Irish legends; and daughter of a Galway landowner, never expected to make her mark on the literature or land of her birth. Yet she became a key figure in the Irish Revival. This new biography investigates Augusta Gregory's varied relationships and the contradictions and achievements of her life. This portrait of a fascinating woman places Lady Gregory in the Ireland of her time, showing how her nationalism in politics and literature shaped her life and work.

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Lady Gregory: Abbey Theatre founder and patron of W. B. Yeats; writer of plays, essays, stories, and translations of Irish legends; and daughter of a Galway landowner, never expected to make her mark on the literature or land of her birth. Yet she became a key figure in the Irish Revival. This new biography investigates Augusta Gregory's varied relationships and the contradictions and achievements of her life. This portrait of a fascinating woman places Lady Gregory in the Ireland of her time, showing how her nationalism in politics and literature shaped her life and work.