This book was written to celebrate Samuel Beckett's eightieth birthday in 1986. It charts the landscape of the novels, plays and poetry of Samuel Beckett, and is illustrated with black and white photographs from various locations around Ireland. The city and environs of Dublin, including the suburb of Foxrock are particularly covered by the book.
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Stanislaus Joyce to Constantine Curran : the truth behind the burning of the printed sheets of Dubliners (Falconer and Roberts); overt and covert censorship in Ireland; Vigilance Committee; recent fruitless attempts to buy Ulysses in Dublin versus its availability in Trieste; enquires whether there was a Crown Solicitor's Office in Dublin Castle and whether Cosgrave is still alive.
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James Joyce to Constantine Curran : family affairs in Ireland; letter from niece re: his sister Eileen (health issues); sending Curran money for song book and newspapers; asks for Curran's help in communicating response; Lucia, her aunt and cousins; his mother-in-law; his sister-in-law's marriage; Work in Progress.
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Harriet Shaw Weaver to Constantine Curran : Curran's list of letters from Joyce; Nora's current address; Nora's correspondence now handled by Miss Evelyn Cotton; account of Nora's health complaints (via Mrs. Jolas); proposal to reinter Joyce in Ireland (via Mrs. Jolas) – Count O'Kelly will be making approaches; James Stephens' letters; Stanislaus' address currently unknown.
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