Dubliners, by James Joyce Dubliners Dubliners is a collection of 15 short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914. They form a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century. The stories were written when Irish nationalism was at its peak and a search for a national identity and purpose was raging; at a crossroads of history and culture, Ireland was jolted by various converging ideas and influences. They centre on Joyce's idea of an epiphany: a moment where a character experiences self-understanding or illumination. Many of the characters in Dubliners later appear in minor roles in Joyce's novel Ulysses . The initial stories in the collection are narrated by child protagonists, and as the stories continue, they deal with the lives and concerns of progressively older people. This is in line with Joyce's tripartite division of the collection into childhood, adolescence, and maturity. (Summary from Wikipedia) James Joyce James Joyce Total running time: 6:39:39 Read by Tadhg Hynes 01 - The Sisters 18:22 09 - Counterparts 22:54 02 - An Encounter 17:59 10 - Clay 14:56 03 - Araby 13:33 11 - A Painful Case 22:00 04 - Eveline 10:30 12 - Ivy Day in the Committee Room 31:43 05 - After the Race 14:04 13 - A Mother 25:57 06 - Two Gallants 23:03 14 - Grace 46:54 07 - The Boarding House 16:12 15 - The Dead, Part 1 58:21 08 - A Little Cloud 29:35 16 - The Dead, Part 2 33:36 Cover image: James Joyce and Halfpenny Bridge, Dublin. Image credit: Brian Duignan and Andy Barrett. CD cover design by LA Walden. This Librivox recording and CD cover are in the public domain and may be reproduced, distributed, or Dubliners modified without permission. For more information or to volunteer, please visit www.librivox.org. Dubliners, by James Joyce Dubliners is a collection of 15 short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914. They form a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century. The stories were written when Irish nationalism was at its peak and a search for a national identity and purpose was raging; at a crossroads of history and culture, Ireland was jolted by various converging ideas and influences. They centre on Joyce's idea of an epiphany: a moment where a character experiences self-understanding or illumination. Many of the characters in Dubliners later appear in minor roles in Joyce's novel Ulysses . The initial stories in the collection are narrated by child protagonists, and as the stories continue, they deal with the lives and concerns of progressively older people. This is in line with Joyce's tripartite division of the collection into childhood, adolescence, and maturity. (Summary from Wikipedia) Total running time: 6:39:39 Read by Tadhg Hynes 01 - The Sisters 18:22 09 - Counterparts 22:54 02 - An Encounter 17:59 10 - Clay 14:56 03 - Araby 13:33 11 - A Painful Case 22:00 04 - Eveline 10:30 12 - Ivy Day in the Committee Room 31:43 05 - After the Race 14:04 13 - A Mother 25:57 06 - Two Gallants 23:03 14 - Grace 46:54 07 - The Boarding House 16:12 15 - The Dead, Part 1 58:21 08 - A Little Cloud 29:35 16 - The Dead, Part 2 33:36 Cover image: James Joyce and Halfpenny Bridge, Dublin. Image credit: Brian Duignan and Andy Barrett. CD cover design by LA Walden. This Librivox recording and CD cover are in the public domain and may be reproduced, distributed, or modified without permission. For more information or to volunteer, please visit www.librivox.org. .