It’s Bloomsday, June 16th, when James Joyce devotees celebrate his novel Ulysses.
“Think you’re escaping and run into yourself. Longest way round is the shortest way home.”
― James Joyce, Ulysses
Joyce’s enormous, ground-breaking piece of fiction, featuring Leopold Bloom among its cast of characters, is set on a single day, June 16th, 1904. It describes the life of the city in such detail that the writer once said that if Dublin were to be destroyed, Ulysses could be used to rebuild it brick by brick.
at the corner of O’Connell and North Earl Street in Dublin
According to some authors, Mr Joyce was no fan d dogs. Joyce’s father was appointed rate collector by Dublin Corporation in 1887. The family moved to the fashionable small town of Bray, 12 miles (19 km) from Dublin. Joyce was attacked by a dog around this time, leading to his lifelong fear of dogs. Other biographers suggest his canine phobia was over blown.
“To learn one must be humble. But life is the great teacher.”
― James Joyce, Ulysses
SOURCE: Goodreads, and The Irish Times
Doggedly Yours 
Takes all kinds. Thanks for reading me.
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I never trust anyone who doesn’t like dogs. I guess that’s MY bias!
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Very true. Thanks for your support.
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Hmmm my Mother’s family lived in Bray. Fortunately neither she nor any of her brothers and sisters were bitten by dogs.
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