A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats(2016)
A biography of the poet W. B. Yeats and his contribution to the Irish independence movement as a Protestant nationalist.
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A biography of the poet W. B. Yeats and his contribution to the Irish independence movement as a Protestant nationalist.
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2016-04-03
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