Ulysses
by James Joyce (1882–1941)
- Level
- C2 C2 · Proficient
- Audiobook
- 32 h 39 min
- Read by
- Hugh McGuire, Anita Roy Dobbs, Gesine, Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023), Alan Davis Drake (1945-2010), Annie Coleman Rothenberg, Robert Foster, Max Porter Zasada, miette, Alessia, Alex Foster, Catharine Eastman, Cecilia, Chip, Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011), David Barnes, Esther, John Greenman, Kirsten Ferreri, Kristin LeMoine, Kymm Zuckert, Mark F. Smith, Martin Clifton, Matthew Shepherd, Nikolle Doolin, Peter Eastman, Peter Yearsley, Rainer, Seth Woodworth, Stephan Möbius, Ted Delorme, The Good Reverend Doctor, Tina Tilney, dwaber, pheo, Gord Mackenzie, Kristen McQuillin
- Words
- 264,848
- Chapters
- 83
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How it begins
Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed. A yellow dressinggown, ungirdled, was sustained gently behind him on the mild morning air. He held the bowl aloft and intoned:
Halted, he peered down the dark winding stairs and called out coarsely: …
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