<p>First published in 1914, <i>Dubliners </i>depicts middle-class Catholic life in Dublin at the start of the twentieth century. Themes within the stories include the disappointments of childhood, the frustrations of adolescence, and the importance of sexual awakening. James Joyce was twenty-five years old when he wrote this collection of short stories, among which 'The Dead' is probably the most famous. Considered at the time as a literary experiment, <i>Dubliners</i> contains moments of joy, fear, grief, love and loss, which combine to form one of the most complete depictions of a city ever written, and the stories remain as refreshingly original and surprising in this century as they did in the last.<br><br>This Macmillan Collector's Library edition of <i>Dubliners </i>features an afterword by dramatist Peter Harness.<br><br>Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a se
