Clay (short story) Clay (short story) "Clay" is a short story by James Joyce published in his 1914 collection "Dubliners." It is important to note that due to this short story being left intentionally vague by its author, there can be numerous interpretations on what occurs in the story and the analysis of it. Maria, an elderly woman with a job in a rescue mission for wayward women, is looking forward to a holiday evening at the house of Joe, whom she nursed when he was a boy and of whom she is still very fond. She departs for Joe's after attending a
While the Billy Boils (short story collection) this collections were adapted for the screen in a 1921 film. It was written, directed and produced by Beaumont Smith. It is considered a lost film. The State Library of New South Wales holds the correction drafts of this title. They are available online. While the Billy Boils (short story collection) While the Billy Boils is a collection of short stories by the Australian writer Henry Lawson, published by Angus and Robertson in 1896. It includes "The Drover's Wife", "On the Edge of a Plain", and "The Union Buries Its Dead". The collection consists of 52 short stories from a