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Dubliners is a collection of fifteen short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914. [1] It presents a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century.
"Two Gallants" is a short story by James Joyce published in his 1914 collection Dubliners. It tells the story of two Irishmen who are frustrated with their lack of achievement in life and rely on the exploitation of others to live. [1] Joyce considered the story to be one of the most important in Dubliners. [2]
"Ivy Day in the Committee Room" is a short story by James Joyce published in his 1914 collection Dubliners. Taking place in a political party office after a day of canvassing, the story depicts various campaigners discussing the political candidates and issues of Irish nationalism and Home Rule.
Hugh Kenner found "Grace" "as subversive a story as any Dubliners contains: the story against which Irish Catholic opinion should have expended its animus". [2] According to Stanislaus Joyce, the three parts of the story recall the tripartite structure of Dante's Divine Comedy ("inferno-purgatorio-paradiso"). [3]
"The Sisters" is a short story by James Joyce, the first of a series of short stories called Dubliners. Originally published in the Irish Homestead on 13 August 1904, "The Sisters" was Joyce's first published work of fiction.
"A Mother" is a short story by James Joyce published in his 1914 collection Dubliners. The story centers around a mother who secures a role for her daughter in a series of concerts. Plot summary
James Joyce c. 1918 "Clay" is a short story by James Joyce published in his 1914 collection Dubliners . It deals with the reflections of a middle-aged, unmarried woman during the course of her day.
Gabriel Conroy – the main character of the story. 15 Usher's Island, the house once partly rented by Joyce's great aunts which was the model for "the dark gaunt house on Usher's Island", the principal setting for the story The statue of William III of England on Dame Street, Dublin, appears in a story told by Gabriel about his grandfather Patrick Morkan.