Who This Author Is

Richard Ellmann has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 20 catalog-linked books across 1976 to 2002, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Cuatro Dublineses and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1976 to 2002; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Books on Tape and W W Norton & Co Inc.

Best Place To Start

Cuatro Dublineses

Tusquets • 2002 • quick commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Books on Tape and W W Norton & Co Inc

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1976 to 2002; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Books on Tape and W W Norton & Co Inc.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Cuatro Dublineses

    Tusquets • 2002 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 150 pages.

  2. Yeats: The Man and the Masks

    W W Norton & Co Inc • 2000 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  3. long the riverrun

    Random House Inc • 1990 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1990 • 277 pages.

  4. Four Dubliners: Oscar Wilde; William Butler Yeats; James joyce; Samuel Beckett

    George Braziller • 1988 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1988 • 122 pages.

  5. Four Dubliners: Wilde, Yeats, Joyce, and Beckett

    W W Norton & Co Inc • 1987 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1987 • 122 pages.

  6. Ulysses on the Liffey

    Oxford Univ Pr on Demand • 1986 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1986 • 256 pages.

  7. Odysseus in Dublin.

    Suhrkamp • 1978 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1978 • 218 pages.

  8. Oscar Wilde Part 1 Of 2

    Books on Tape • 1998 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998.

  9. Oscar Wilde Part 2 Of 2

    Books on Tape • 1998 • commitment varies by edition

    readers who want one of the clearer starting points on this page

  10. James Joyce Part 1 of 2

    Books On Tape • 1996 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1996.

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