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Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Review of Two Gallants by James Joyce

This book review was written by Eugene Kernes   

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Genre = Novel
Intriguing Connections = Get To Know The Peoples Of The World (Ireland)


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Review

Is This An Overview?

The friends are sharing gossip, speaking of romantic interests, with the conversation tending to be about a maid.  A maid who pilfers cigarettes.  The friends seem well, but appear to have few prospects.  A plan is thought up to convince the maid to pilfer more than cigarettes.  While alone and waiting to hear about the conclusion of the plan, one of the friend’s contemplates life, for something more stable.  Does the maid go through with the plan?  


Questions to Consider while Reading the Book

•What is the raison d’etre of the book?  For what purpose did the author write the book?  Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•Who is Lenehan?
•What does Lenehan contemplate while alone? 
•Who is Corley?
•Who is the maid?
•Why is the maid of interest?
•What is the plan?

Book Details
Publisher:               Bantam Dell [Random House]
Edition ISBN:         9780553213805
Pages to read:          209
Publication:             2005
1st Edition:              1914
Format:                    Paperback

Ratings out of 5:
Readability    2
Content          1
Overall          1