Dubliners facts for kids
Dubliners is a collection of 15 short stories written by James Joyce. He was a famous Irish writer. This was his very first book, and it was published in 1914.
About the Stories
The stories in Dubliners are meant to show what life was like for people living in and around Dublin, Ireland, in the early 1900s. They give readers a good look at the city and its people during that time.
The book starts with stories told from the point of view of children. As you read through the collection, the stories then focus on the lives of older people. The very last story in the book is called "The Dead". It is the longest story in the collection and is also the most well-known.
List of Stories
Here are the 15 stories in Dubliners, in the order they appear:
- The Sisters
- An Encounter
- Araby
- Eveline
- After the Race
- Two Gallants
- The Boarding House
- A Little Cloud
- Counterparts
- Clay
- A Painful Case
- Ivy Day in the Committee Room
- A Mother
- Grace
- The Dead
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