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
The Best American Short Stories 2019: In 2000, John Updike selected twenty-two unabridged stories from the first eighty-four annual volumes of "The Best American Short Stories", and the result is "The Best American Short Stories of the Century". The expanded CD audio edition includes a new story from "The Best American Short Stories 1999" to round out the century. In 2015, Lorrie Moore served as the guest editor for a centennial anthology from the series, "100 Years of The Best American Short Stories". Official Sources (plain text and HTML) Other The Best American Short Stories The Best American Short Stories yearly anthology is a part