Dubliners

Behind the ordinary streets of a city lie stories of dreams, disappointments, secrets, and lives quietly shaped by circumstance.

Discover James Joyce's Dubliners, a landmark collection of fifteen short stories portraying everyday life in Dublin at the beginning of the twentieth century.

Joyce focuses on ordinary people whose lives are marked by family pressures, social expectations, religion, relationships, ambition, and moments of personal realization. From childhood and adolescence to adulthood and public life, the stories reveal the hopes and frustrations hidden beneath familiar routines.

Written with remarkable attention to detail and psychological insight, the collection captures both the atmosphere of Dublin and the complex inner lives of its inhabitants.

First published in 1914, Dubliners established Joyce as an important modern literary voice and remains a defining work of short fiction.

Discover the unforgettable lives and quiet revelations within James Joyce's Dubliners.

© 2026 Elm & Ivory Press (Ebook): 9782700116151

Release date

Ebook: 24 September 2026