Isabella Augusta Gregory (March 5, 1852 - May 22, 1932), better known simply as Lady Gregory, was an Irish dramatist.

She was born Isabella Augusta Persse in Roxborough, County Galway. She married Sir William Henry Gregory in 1880 and was widowed in 1892. With W B Yeats, she co-founded the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, and wrote numerous short works for its players. She also produced a number of books of retellings of stories from Irish mythology

Works

The works of Lady Gregory marked with (e-book) are freely availables in electronic form from Project Gutenberg. Follow the link, if you wish to retrieve them:

• Spreading the News (1904)
• The Rising of the Moon (1907)
• The Kiltartan Poetry Book (e-book (http://www.gutenberg.net/browse/BIBREC/BR6656.HTM))
• The Kiltartan History Book (e-book (http://www.gutenberg.net/browse/BIBREC/BR11260.HTM))
• New Irish Comedies (e-book (http://www.gutenberg.net/browse/BIBREC/BR11749.HTM))

See also

• Irish theatre
• Irish literature
• Táin Bó Cúailnge