Prodigal Father: The Life of John Butler Yeats, 1839-1922

by William Michael Murphy

Book Overview

An extraordinary portrait of the life of the elder Yeats, this recognized masterpiece establishes Wiliam M. Murphy as the premiere Yeats family photographer. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801410479
• ISBN13: 9780801410475
• Release Date: January 1978
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 680 Pages
• Weight: 3.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

One of my guides

I am the editor and/or author of four books about J. B. Yeats's friends, John Quinn and Jeanne Robert Foster. In fact, William M. Murpy wrote the foreword to my newest book, the Foster biography that my husband and I co-authored. Without Murphy's work, my work on Quinn and his friends would have been more difficult. PRODIGAL FATHER is a treasure trove. Along with B.L. Reid's THE MAN FROM NEW YORK (John Quinn), Holroyd's AUGUSTUS JOHN, and Mizener's THE SADDEST STORY (Ford Madox Ford), PF ranks in my top four best biographies. Don't be afraid of this book. It is Menckenesque in style--an added treat.