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09/04/2004
Joyce letter sells for £32,000 at Christie's
A letter by celebrated Irish author James Joyce has gone under the hammer at Christie's in London, selling for £32,265.
In the letter Joyce pleads with a publisher to buy his first major book, Dubliners. The novel, written in 1905 when the writer was 23, was eventually turned down by publishers, Heinemann.
The rejection was just one of several he received during his early years, which resulting in him moving abroad.
Dubliners was eventually printed in 1914 and went on to become a classic in the canon of Irish literature.
The letter was one of 50 items relating to Joyce, with the collection selling for a total of £267,851.
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In the letter Joyce pleads with a publisher to buy his first major book, Dubliners. The novel, written in 1905 when the writer was 23, was eventually turned down by publishers, Heinemann.
The rejection was just one of several he received during his early years, which resulting in him moving abroad.
Dubliners was eventually printed in 1914 and went on to become a classic in the canon of Irish literature.
The letter was one of 50 items relating to Joyce, with the collection selling for a total of £267,851.
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