John Sherman and Dhoya
William Butler Yeats
Read by David Wales
In 1891, Yeats published "John Sherman", a novella, and "Dhoya", a Celtic mythologic story. Ganconagh, Yeats’s nom de plume for this work is the name of a male faerie in Irish mythology that is known for seducing human women. (Summary by Wikipedia) (2 hr 48 min)
Chapters
Author's Preface: Ganconagh's Apology | 2:10 | Read by David Wales |
John Sherman: Part 1: John Sherman Leaves Ballah | 35:40 | Read by David Wales |
John Sherman: Part 2: Margaret Leland | 34:20 | Read by David Wales |
John Sherman: Part 3: John Sherman Revisits Ballah | 12:44 | Read by David Wales |
John Sherman: Part 4: The Rev. William Howard | 36:28 | Read by David Wales |
John Sherman: Part 5: John Sherman Returns To Ballah | 23:44 | Read by David Wales |
Dhoya | 23:53 | Read by David Wales |
Reviews
adam
John Sherman is a novelette. It's an entertaining story and interesting to read Yeats in this form. Dhoya is a classic Yeats short story of the fairy variety. I recommend both.