Joyce, James

A collection of fifteen stories by James Joyce that cover childhood, adolescence, maturity, and the political chaos in Ireland around 1891.

A married couple must face shocking secrets and betrayal at a holiday party held by the husband's two elderly aunts.

Traces the childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood of Stephen Dedalus, a character based on author James Joyce's life. Includes essays on related history and contexts, a selection of criticism, and a bibliography.

Two Dublin schoolboys in search of an adventure have an encounter with a strange man, in this story first published in 1914 in the short-story collection "Dubliners".

Gabriel Conroy and his wife Gretta attend a party given by his two aunts where he awkwardly mingles with the guests. During the meal's toast, Gabriel discusses the gift of hospitality and his native country of Ireland. Gabriel and Gretta return home and Gretta confesses to Gabriel her memory of a past love that was sparked by the party's music. Gabriel ends the night gazing out at the snow and reflecting on the state of his own life and that of Ireland.

A young man severs all conventional ties in order to test his singular vision against the reality of an indifferent world.

loosely based on Homer's Odyssey, the novel traces the paths of Leopold bloom and other Dubliners through an ordinary summer day and night in 1904.