On 26 March 1903 Joyce’s review of Lady Gregory’s book was published. The review, entitled ‘The Soul of Ireland,’ was published in the Dublin Daily Express on 26 March 1903. Normally, the name of the reviewer was not published in the paper, but in this case the editor of the Daily Express made an exception […]
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On this day…5 March
On 5 March 1903 EV Longworth sends books to Joyce for review. Longworth was the editor of a newspaper group that included the Dublin Daily Express. Joyce, who arrived back in Paris in January 1903, had given up his plan to study medicine there, and hoped instead to earn a living writing book reviews, so […]
On this day…11 December
On 11 December 1902 Joyce’s first reviews for the Daily Express were published. Joyce had written these two reviews on 4 December 1902 and sent them to the Daily Express where they were published on 11 December. They were the first of twenty reviews Joyce wrote for the Daily Express between December 1902 and November […]
On this day…19 November
On 19 November 1903 Joyce’s last book review appeared in the Daily Express. Joyce’s untitled review of Borlase and Son by T Baron Russell was published in the Daily Express on 19 November 1903, and was the last review he wrote for the Express. Joyce had been put in touch with EV Longworth, editor of […]
On this day…3 November
On 3 November 1902 Joyce was invited to dine with Yeats and Lady Gregory. The invitation came from WB Yeats, then staying at the Nassau Hotel on South Frederick Street, asking if Joyce would join him and his father for dinner with Lady Gregory at the hotel the following evening at 6.45. It is a […]