The Secret Rose is a classic collection of Irish fantasy fiction tales by the great Irish poet and bard, William Butler Yeats. William Butler Yeats (13 June 1865 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, in his later years he served as an Irish Senator for two terms. Yeats was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and, along with Lady Gregory, Edward Martyn, and others, founded the Abbey Theatre