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36 James Joyce's Manuscripts and Letters
Collation: Blue paper covers. 12 leaves of unruled paper, stapled:
19 pages written on, 5 pages blank. 21.9 x 17.7 cm.
Pagination: Rectos numbered 21-32 in margins in pencil, Joyce's
hand; verso of eleventh leaf numbered p. 33.
Contents: Draft of approximately last half of "Sirens" (Episode XI,
RH 272.31-286). Versos and wide margins of rectos used for insertions
and additions.
Other Markings: Colored crayon markings: verso of twelfth leaf
crossed through with blue crayon; a few words in margins of pp.
21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, crossed through with blue crayon.
Dating: January 1919—June 1919.
Notes: The published versions follow this draft closely; correspondence
in texts can be seen paragraph by paragraph. Additions, insertions,
and corrections in published texts consist mostly of
words and phrases, although a few passages were also added, e.g.,
the "Tap. Tap. Tap." of the "unseeing stripling," piano tuner.
Since the MS. consists of only the last half of the "Sirens" episode
(pages numbered 21-33), it can be assumed that another MS. of the
first half of the episode existed (pages numbered 1-20).
MS. begins, "Sang 'Twas Rank and Fame. Mr Bloom listened
while Richie Goulding told him, Mr Bloom, about of the night ..."
MS. ends on p. 33, ". . . Let my epitaph be written. Kraaaa. I
have. Pprrpfrrppffff. Done."
Verso of twelfth leaf has insert of eight lines.
V. A. 6. ULYSSES HOLOGRAPH MSS.: CYCLOPS
Loose Sheets, 7 Joyce's hand in ink. Some corrections; some additions
and insertions in ink and pencil in margins, Joyce's hand.
Title: No title.
Collation: 2 very large, light yellow sheets of unruled foolscap, 44.8 x
36 cm., folded to 8 pages (each sheet folded once to 4 pages); pages
measure 36 x 22.4 cm. All sides written on.
Contents: Early draft of "Cyclops" (Episode XII, RH 287-339). Margin
of each page used for insertions and additions.
Other Markings: Colored crayon markings appear on both foolscaps.
Foolscap [a]: all pages crossed through with red crayon; words in
7 Slocum & Cahoon, item E. 5. b. v.; La Hune, item 256.