THE DEAD James Joyce Lily, the caretaker's daughter, was literally run off her feet. Hardly had she brought one gentleman into the little pantry behind the office on. Firefighter Essentials 5th Edition Test Generator For Teachers more. Dubliners Summary. In Dubliners, Joyce weaves together the stories of many Dublin residents. Download PDF Summary.

I watched my master’s face pass from amiability to sternness; he hoped I was not beginning to idle. I could not call my wandering thoughts together.

I had hardly any patience with the serious work of life which, now that it stood between me and my desire, seemed to me child’s play, ugly monotonous child’s play. (See ) Summary The narrator, an unnamed boy, describes the North Dublin street on which his house is located. He thinks about the priest who died in the house before his family moved in and the games that he and his friends played in the street.