Dublin unveils unknown hoard of works by Joyce

THE National Library of Ireland has acquired a sprawling collection of manuscripts by James Joyce, which remained hidden for nearly 60 years after being concealed from the Nazis.They include a total of some 700 pages in six notebooks, 16 drafts from Ulysses and typescripts and proofs of Finnegans Wake.

Discovered two years ago, they were kept secret until now. The £8m-plus deal – the largest artistic …

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