dublin (ireland)

Presents James Joyce's 1914 work made up of fifteen short stories about strangers of various classes who all live in Dublin; and includes historical context, interpretive notes, excerpts of criticism, a chronology of Joyce's life and work, and questions for discussion.

Presents James Joyce's vignettes of Irish life in fifteen stories on Dublin.

Republishes the original 1922 text of the controversial novel that traces the movements of Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus through the streets of Dublin during the course of a single day, June 16, 1904.

A semi-autobiographical novel by James Joyce published in book form in 1916, depicting the early years in the life of Stephen Dedalus, a fictional alter ego of Joyce.

In the aftermath of a brutal attack that left a woman in intensive care and her husband and young children dead, brash cop Scorcher Kennedy and his rookie partner, Richie, struggle with perplexing clues and Scorcher's haunting memories of a shattering incident from his childhood.

Dublin detective Bob Ryan has never been able to recall what happened when as a child in 1984 he and two friends went into the woods and only he returned, but he sees a chance to solve the mystery of the past through his investigation of the murder of a twelve-year-old girl whose body has been found in the same woods.

Collects "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man," a semi-autobiographical novel by James Joyce, depicting the early years in the life of Stephen Dedalus, a fictional alter ego of Joyce; and "Dubliners," a collection of fifteen stories that serve as a collective meditation on the human condition.

An autobiographical novel depicting the childhood, adolescence, and early manhood of Stephen Dedalus.

Dublin detective Bob Ryan has never been able to recall what happened when as a child in 1984 he and two friends went into the woods and only he returned, but he sees a chance to solve the mystery of the past through his investigation of the murder of a twelve-year-old girl whose body has been found in the same woods.

Examines the home city of William Butler Yeats, James Joyce, and other literary greats, discussing Dublin's history and the ways it has shaped its famous authors' lives and careers. Includes an annotated list of places of interest.