On a May Eve in a humble Irish cottage, a family gathers by the fire, and ordinary domestic life begins to fracture under the pressure of ancient enchantment. While a practical father, a stubborn mother, a tender husband, and an old priest defend work, marriage, and religious duty, Mary Bruin is drawn instead to a book of faery lore and to the promise of eternal youth, beauty, and freedom. As night deepens, strange visitants unsettle the household: a child steals the blessed quicken wood, an eerie presence seems to call from the dark, and the safe boundary between home and otherworld grows perilously thin. Father Hart warns against dangerous dreams, Bridget fears unholy influences, and Shawn pleads with Mary to accept love and a hopeful future. But Mary's frustration at her confined life turns into a desperate longing to be carried away from bitterness and routine. When a faery child enters and a haunting song rises, Yeats's play reaches its mystical climax, balancing temptation, desire, and the perilous beauty of surrender. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.