Ulysses80
@ulysses80.bsky.social
A bookclub for anyone interested in reading James Joyce's Ulysses in 80 days - started on June 1st 2025, finishing on August 19th 2025 (about 8-12 pages/day depending on the edition).
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ChatStartDay 79 'sparrowfart...' (another great insult!)
August 18, 2025 at 10:34 AM
ChatStartDay 79 'sparrowfart...' (another great insult!)
(and this won’t be the first time this’ll happen). The first edition to have the dot as a dot is actually the French translation of 1929; the first English edition to have it is the Odyssey Press edition of 1932. American Random House edition of 1934 and the British Bodley Head of 36 don’t have it.
August 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
(and this won’t be the first time this’ll happen). The first edition to have the dot as a dot is actually the French translation of 1929; the first English edition to have it is the Odyssey Press edition of 1932. American Random House edition of 1934 and the British Bodley Head of 36 don’t have it.
the first edition. In later printings (1924–25) it’s a bit messier, which is probably due to wear and tear in the type but it might be due to the printer trying to make it a bit rounded. The 1926 edition had the type completely re-set and the dot is absent because the printer just messed up
August 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM
the first edition. In later printings (1924–25) it’s a bit messier, which is probably due to wear and tear in the type but it might be due to the printer trying to make it a bit rounded. The 1926 edition had the type completely re-set and the dot is absent because the printer just messed up
from Sam Slote: 'The dot admits of many meanings. Joyce was quite clear it should be a prominent ‘point’ (in French point means both point *and* full stop), sort of like the • character, a tad larger and bolder than a plain full stop. Because of printing limitations it would up a square in ...'
August 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
from Sam Slote: 'The dot admits of many meanings. Joyce was quite clear it should be a prominent ‘point’ (in French point means both point *and* full stop), sort of like the • character, a tad larger and bolder than a plain full stop. Because of printing limitations it would up a square in ...'
Who noticed the large dot at the end of Ithaca? [not all editions of Ulysses have it and it's sometimes in the wrong place in others...]
August 16, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Who noticed the large dot at the end of Ithaca? [not all editions of Ulysses have it and it's sometimes in the wrong place in others...]
They didn't marry until 1931
August 15, 2025 at 10:22 AM
They didn't marry until 1931
ChatStart: 'What advantages were possessed by an occupied, as distinct from an unoccupied bed?'....
August 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
ChatStart: 'What advantages were possessed by an occupied, as distinct from an unoccupied bed?'....
ChatStart: 'altercation with a truculent troglodyte' - 'truculent troglodyte!!! Isn't it such a brilliant insult....
August 15, 2025 at 8:34 AM
ChatStart: 'altercation with a truculent troglodyte' - 'truculent troglodyte!!! Isn't it such a brilliant insult....
'a beehive arranged on human principles...'
August 13, 2025 at 7:16 AM
'a beehive arranged on human principles...'
'amid thy hair is as a slice of pomegranate' biblehub.com/bsb/songs/6....
Song of Solomon 6 BSB
biblehub.com
August 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
'amid thy hair is as a slice of pomegranate' biblehub.com/bsb/songs/6....
Many thanks - error has been there for four years! Will correct for next year...
August 11, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Many thanks - error has been there for four years! Will correct for next year...