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IX.A.8.

IX.A.8: Miscellaneous Manuscripts: Loose Sheets: Draft of a Letter by Joyce in Danish (1936)

Material Description and Collation

The manuscript is a loose sheet of unruled grey paper, in Joyce’s hand in lead pencil on both sides of the sheet.

Measurements

The manuscript measures 28.0 x 18.0 cm.

Contents

The manuscript is a draft of a letter in Danish by Joyce, with no salutation or signature. According to Spielberg, it is about Joyce’s "recent visit to Denmark, the possibility of a future visit, the question of a Danish translation of Ulysses, and the unwelcome and unauthorized interview of Joyce by a reporter from the Berlingske Tidende (see MS IX.A.7)" (177).

Dating

Joyce presumably prepared this draft in September 1936.

Other Markings

There are markings in orange crayon on the recto.

Publication

This manuscript has not been reproduced.

Notes

The sheet was folded once horizontally and there is a small perforation in the upper right corner.