This collection of essays (with a few poems) covers a variety of subjects dealing with W.B. Yeats's father, family, and friends. Some of the best Yeats scholars in the world have work in this book, including the Curator of the Yeats Museum in Dublin (Hilary Pyle), the author of J.B. Yeats's biography (William M. Murphy), the authors of Jeanne Foster's biography (Richard and Janis Londraville), the editor of NEST magazine (Paul B. Franklin)--and many others. I liked the variety--some short, some long, some light, some challenging. I learned many new things.