The Sisters (short story) as a Young Man" and "Ulysses". ″The Sisters″ was the start of a series called "Dubliners" that he hoped the "Homestead" would continue to publish. In fact, Joyce would write two more stories for the "Homestead", ″Eveline″ and ″After the Race,″ before complaints stopped the paper from publishing any more of his stories. Joyce, nevertheless, continued to add more stories to the collection. But, he had great difficulty getting "Dubliners" published, and it wasn't until 1914 that the first edition of the book came out. During that decade, ″The Sisters″ went through a number of revisions. The two published versions
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