Two Gallants (short story) Two Gallants (short story) "Two Gallants" is a short story by James Joyce published in his 1914 collection "Dubliners." It tells the story of two Irishmen who are frustrated with their lack of achievement in life and rely on the exploitation of others to live. Joyce considered the story to be one of the most important in "Dubliners." The London house of Grant Richards agreed to publish "Dubliners" in 1905, but there were printing complications and concerns of obscenity. One of the stories with passages in question was “Two Gallants.” Joyce questions Richard's reluctance to publish by asking "Is it
James Bond uncollected and other miscellaneous short stories Royale", tells of Bond and Moneypenny's first meeting. The original Young Bond short story "A Hard Man to Kill" written by Charlie Higson, is included in the companion book, "", which was released by Puffin Books on 29 October 2009. An extract from the story appears in the paperback edition of "By Royal Command". It is the longest James Bond short story yet written. Several stories published without sanction from Glidrose warrant mention. "Some Are Born Great" was first published in the 3 September 1959 issue of "Nursery World", later reprinted in the spring 1960 issue of Jonathan Cape's in-house