The Secret Rose

«The Secret Rose» is a collection of short prose by William Butler Yeats, Nobel Prize laureate and leader of the Irish Literary Revival. Inspired by Irish beliefs, mystical doctrines, and Rosicrucian teachings, these works invite the reader on an enchanting journey through the centuries.
From the pre-Christian era to the author's own time, stories of poets and lovers, monks and scholars, Knights Hospitaller and members of the Order of the Alchemical Rose unfold before us. They are united by their self-dedication to an elusive ideal, embodied in the mystical image of the rose. 

«The Secret Rose» is more than just a collection of stories. It is a philosophical meditation on the meaning of life, a quest for the eternal, and a celebration of beauty. It is a key to understanding Irish culture and the work of Yeats himself.