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VI.J.9.

*VI.J.9: "Work in Progress"/Finnegans Wake Miscellaneous Manuscripts: Joyce’s Drawings to Explain "Anna Livia Plurabelle" to Sylvia Beach(Possibly 1928)


Material Description and Collation

The manuscript is a sheet of Shakespeare and Company stationary with a set of drawings in Joyce’s hand in lead pencil.


Contents

Joyce’s drawings consists of various sigla presumably arranged to explain the narrative of "Anna Livia Plurabelle" to Beach.


Measurements

The manuscript measures 21.0 x 27.0 cm.


Dating

It is not possible to determine when Joyce wrote this manuscript but it may have been in 1928.


Other Markings

Beach wrote "drawing by JJ | to explain to SB | ALP" below Joyce’s note in lead pencil.


Publication

This manuscript has not been reproduced.