Reveries over Childhood and Youth

"Reveries over Childhood and Youth" by W. B. Yeats is a memoir that looks back at the author's younger days in the early 1900s. The story shares Yeats's important childhood events, memories, and the feelings that made him who he was. Readers get a peek into his close relationships, especially with his grandparents, and how those bonds shaped his views on art and life. The book starts by setting a tone of remembering early life experiences filled with emotion, instead of just telling a straight story. Yeats thinks about happy and sad times, recalling scenes like watching the world from windows as a child, playing with family, and the big impact of his grandfather's quiet strength. He shows both the good and bad parts of being a child, expressing his wonder at nature alongside feelings about love, sadness, and being innocent, also suggesting how these times deeply influenced the art and thinking he would be known for later in life.