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. "A lively biography of this amazing person."-Irish American News