IX.A.1.

IX.A.1: Miscellaneous Manuscripts: Loose Sheets: Holograph Fragment of an Unknown Narrative (Probably 1900)

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Material Description and Collation

The manuscript is a sheet of tan unruled paper, probably in Joyce’s hand, in black ink; the verso is blank.

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Measurements

The manuscript measures 22.5 x 17.9 cm.

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Contents

If this is in fact an original Joyce composition, it would be the earliest surviving narrative prose manuscript of its kind. See Hans Walter Gabler’s discussion of the manuscript on JJA 2.xxvi.

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Dating

This manuscript was probably written in 1900.

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Publication

This manuscript has been reproduced in black and white photo-facsimile on JJA 2.074.

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Notes

The right margin is ragged, though none of the text has been lost.