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"The Dead" is the final and longest story in the "Dubliners", a collection of fifteen short stories by James Joyce. First published in 1904, the stories aim to capture Irish middle class life as it really was around Dublin at the turn-of-the-century. Like many of Joyce's tales... Read Full Overview

It's Christmastime in Dublin. The snow is falling. And an annual Christmas party is underway. Gabriel Conroy frets over his impending speech while Gretta, his wife, wanders the affair lost in thought. The festivities are lively, the long-awaited speech is well-received; but... Read Full Overview

A New Year's Eve gathering in Dublin is the setting of this elegant, accessible masterpiece that ends with a signature epiphany by the protagonist, who offers a perspective on the lives, dreams, and feelings of the party's guests. This beautifully packaged series of classic novellas... Read Full Overview

As part of Bedford/St. Martin's innovative Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism series, this edition of The Dead, by James Joyce contains carefully seclected critical essays which approach the book from several contemporary critical perspectives

How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Formatted for e-reader Illustrated About The Dead by James Joyce "The Dead" is a story in the 1914 collection Dubliners by James Joyce. Plot: The story centres on Gabriel Conroy,... Read Full Overview

This is a new bilingual (Spanish/English) edition of James Joyce's classic "The Dead / Los muertos". This new translation was done by New York based writers M nica Flores Correa and Crist bal Williams. Esta es una nueva edici n biling e (espa ol/ingl s de cuento cl sico de James... Read Full Overview

A New Year's Eve gathering in Dublin is the setting of this elegant, accessible masterpiece that ends with a signature epiphany by the protagonist, who offers a perspective on the lives, dreams, and feelings of the party's guests. This beautifully packaged series of classic novellas... Read Full Overview

Lily, the caretaker's daughter, was literally run off her feet. Hardly had she brought one gentleman into the little pantry behind the office on the ground floor and helped him off with his overcoat than the wheezy hall-door bell clanged again and she had to scamper along the... Read Full Overview

On a snowy winter night in Dublin, guests gather for an annual holiday party at the home of Gabriel Conroy's elderly aunts. The evening proceeds with dancing, dinner, singing and speeches, offset here and there by some awkward moments. Cautious, conservative Gabriel and his wife,... Read Full Overview

THE DEAD is the final short story in the 1914 collection Dubliners by James Joyce. It is the longest story in the collection and is often considered the best of Joyce's shorter works. The story centres on Gabriel Conroy on the night of the Morkan sisters' annual dance and dinner... Read Full Overview

It is now more than one hundred years since the first publication of The Dead and this wonderful story continues to fascinate readers, even prompting in recent times a film adaptation and a stage play. There are many who feel it is the finest short story/novella ever written... Read Full Overview