V.B.15.a
Collateral Typescript of Extracts of the "Ithaca" (17) Episode for Valery Larbaud’s Reading at the "Séance Consacrée a James Joyce" (1921)
Material Description and Collation
The manuscript consists of 73 loose sheets of typing paper, of which pp. [1]–[26] and [34]–[73] are watermarked "LINEN PAPER | LAFUMA BERTHOLET & NAVARRE | VOIRON"; pp. [27]–[33] are not watermarked and are thinner. There are no corrections or additions. At least two typists prepared the typescript on two separate typewriters (see CSE 1889–1890); pp. [1]–[33] are typewritten double-spaced top (original) blue ribbon copies and pp. [34]–[73] are top (original) purple ribbon copies; all the versos are blank.
Titles
Joyce titled the sections in pencil: p. [1] "street"; p. [2] "kitchen"; p. [24] "Garden" and p. [34] "parlour".
Measurements
The sheets measure approximately 27.0 x 20.5 cm.
Pagination
Pages [1]–[19] are paginated "1"–"19", p. [20] is not numbered, pp. [21]–[44] are paginated "20"–"43" and pp. [45]–[73] are paginated "46"–"74" by Joyce in the upper right corner in lead pencil.
Contents
The manuscript consists of a selection of questions and answers (one question and answer per page, except for p. [46], which is a continuation of the answer on p. [45]) that were made at Joyce’s instructions for Valery Larbaud’s "séance consacrée a James Joyce" on 7 December 7 1921 at Adrienne Monnier’s book shop, La Maison des Amis des Livres. Pages [1]–[33] were prepared from the selection of questions-and-answers on the first typescript (see MS V.B.15.c, pp. [10], [11], [32], [40], [41v], [46], [49], [51], [53], [64], [65], [78] and [79], where the corresponding questions-and-answers are tagged with asterisks in green crayon, probably by Joyce); pp. [34]–[44] were prepared from the revised text of the questions-and-answers on "Ithaca" copybook II (green), pp. "8"–"20", where the corresponding questions-and-answers are tagged with asterisks in green crayon, probably by Joyce, and pp. [45]–[43] were prepared from the revised text of the questions-and-answers on "Ithaca" copybook I (blue), pp. "17"–"32", where the corresponding questions-and-answers are tagged with asterisks in red crayon, probably by Joyce. The text on the pages is as follows:
| MS V.B.15.a | Ulysses 1922 (1992) / 1984 |
|---|---|
| p. [1]: "1": "street" | 622.13–17 / 17.0108–0112 |
| p. [2]: "2": "kitchen" | 623.17–24 / 17.0148–0156 |
| p. [3]: "3" | 630.22–31 / 17.0392–0401 |
| p. [4]: "4" | 631.01–06 / 17.0404–0409 |
| p. [5]: "5" | 631.14–632.07 / 17.0417–0445 |
| p. [6]: "6" | 632.08–23 / 17.0446–0461 |
| p. [7]: "7" | 634.24–31 / 17.0532–0539 |
| p. [8]: "8" | 635.01–08 / 17.0540–0546 |
| p. [9]: "9" | 638.18–20 / 17.0657–0659 |
| p. [10]: "10" | 638.21–33 / 17.0660–0673 |
| p. [11]: "11" | 639.22–26 / 17. 0698–0702 |
| p. [12]: "12" | 639.27–28 / 17.0703–0704 |
| p. [13]: "13" | 639.29–32 / 17. 0705–0708 |
| p. [14]: "14" | 640.16–22 / 17. 0724–0730 |
| p. [15]: "15" | 641.05–20 / 17.0745–0760 |
| p. [16]: "16" | 643.01–07 / 17.0801–0807 |
| p. [17]: "17" | 643.09–11 / 17.0809–0811 |
| p. [18]: "18" | 644.01–17 / 17.0812–0828 |
| p. [19]: "19" | 644.19–21 / 17.0829–0831 |
| p. [20]: not numbered | 648.01–06 / 17.0929–0934 |
| p. [21]: "20" | 648.07–11 / 17.0935–0939 |
| p. [22]: "21" | 648.26–27 / 17.0954–0955 |
| p. [23]: "22" | 649.01–12 / 17.0960–0972 |
| p. [24]: "23": "Garden" | 651.08–11 / 17.1036–1039 |
| p. [25]: "24" | 654.20–32 / 17.1157–1170 |
| p. [26]: "25" | 655.01–06 / 17.1171–1176 |
| p. [27]: "26" | 655.07–10 / 17.1177–1181 |
| p. [28]: "27" | 655.11–13 / 17.1182–1184 |
| p. [29]: "28" | 655.14–19 / 17.1185–1190 |
| p. [30]: "29" | 655.20–27 / 17.1191–1198 |
| p. [31]: "30" | 655.28–656.05 / 17.1199–1209 |
| p. [32]: "31" | 657.11–14 / 17.1245–1248 |
| p. [33]: "32" | 657.22–24 / 17.1256–1258 |
| p. [34]: "33": "parlour" | 658.24–31 / 17.1291–1298 |
| p. [35]: "34" | 659.10–18 / 17.1311–1319 |
| p. [36]: "35" | 659.32–660.05 / 17.1333–1339 |
| p. [37]: "36" | 660.06–13 / 17.1340–1347 |
| p. [38]: "37" | 662.14–20 / 17.1408–1414 |
| p. [39]: "38" | 663.11–20 / 17.1434–1443 |
| p. [40]: "39" | 667.13–14 / 17.1579–1580 |
| p. [41]: "40" | 667.15–20 / 17.1581–1586 |
| p. [42]: "41" | 668.16–32 / 17.1616–1633 |
| p. [43]: "42" | 672.01–08 / 17.1744–1751 |
| p. [44]: "43" | 672.11–15 / 17.1754–1758 |
| p. [45]: "46" | 673.01–28 / 17.1774–1804 |
| p. [46]: "47" | 673.29–674.09 / 17.1804–1823 (continued) |
| p. [47]: "48" | 674.10–18 / 17.1824–1833 |
| p. [48]: "49" | 674.19–21 / 17.1834–1836 |
| p. [49]: "50" | 675.01–05 / 17.1849–1853 |
| p. [50]: "51" | 677.20–25 / 17.1933–1938 |
| p. [51]: "52" | 678.03–07 / 17.1948–1952 |
| p. [52]: "53" | 679.21–26 / 17.2000–2005 |
| p. [53]: "54" | 680.01–11 / 17.2012–2023 |
| p. [54]: "55" | 680.12–20 / 17.2024–2033 |
| p. [55]: "56" | 682.10–19 / 17.2090–2100 |
| p. [56]: "57" | 682.27–32 / 17.2108–2113 |
| p. [57]: "58" | 683.01–07 / 17.2114–2121 |
| p. [58]: "59" | 683.08–11 / 17.2122–2125 |
| p. [59]: "60" | 684.07–09 / 17.2154–2155 |
| p. [60]: "61" | 684.10–15 / 17.2156–2161 |
| p. [61]: "62" | 684.16–22 / 17.2162–2168 |
| p. [62]: "63" | 686.12–20 / 17.2227–2236 |
| p. [63]: "64" | 686.21–23 / 17.2237–2239 |
| p. [64]: "65" | 686.24–27 / 17.2240–2243 |
| p. [65]: "66" | 686.28–30 / 17.2244–2246 |
| p. [66]: "67" | 686.31–33 / 17.2247–2249 |
| p. [67]: "68" | 688.08–12 / 17.2293–2297 |
| p. [68]: "69" | 688.13–16 / 17.2298–2301 |
| p. [69]: "70" | 688.17–20 / 17.2302–2305 |
| p. [70]: "71" | 688.21–25 / 17.2306–2310 |
| p. [71]: "72" | 688.26–32 / 17.2311–2318 |
| p. [72]: "73" | 689.01–02 / 17.2319–2320 |
| p. [73]: "74" | 689.03–08 / 17.2321–2336 |
Dating
The typescript was prepared in late October 1921 (see LIII 51).
Publication
This manuscript has been reproduced in black and white photo-facsimile on JJA 16.215–229, 231, 233–268, 270–284 and 286–287.
Notes
There are triangular perforations in the upper left corners of pp. [45] and [46] and rust stains from a paperclip on pp. [16v], [17v], [45] and [73v]; no other perforations or traces of metal paper clips appear in this manuscript. There is a small tear on p. [6].