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For the Beauty of an Idea
"To you, dear friend, let me dedicate this bindweed of thoughts and dreams, which had their life by the grey shores you, also, love..." This is how Macleod began the timeless work, a compilation of lore fromthe land that fashionedhim, his race, and his faith. In this volume, themaster storyteller retells the ancient talesthat have long been forgottenby his people, and lost in the annals of several thousand years of history.He resurrects such tales as:"The Wayfarer","The Lords ofWisdom","Cuilidh Mhoire", "The Lynn ofDreams","Maya",and"The Awakening of Angus Og" andmany more. If your ancestry is Irish-Gaelic, this book is a"must-read" for you. It is full of reminscingand an underlying,deep sorrow of a forgotten culture which is dying in the minds of its ownpeople. Read it and remember. Read it and be glad at your heritage. ... Read more

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This reproduction was printed from a digital file created at the Library of Congress as part of an extensive scanning effort started with a generous donation from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.The Library is pleased to offer much of its public domain holdings free of charge online and at a modest price in this printed format.Seeing these older volumes from our collections rediscovered by new generations of readers renews our own passion for books and scholarship. ... Read more