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
La Maison Tellier (short story collection) the publishing company. The collection was also re-published in an augmented edition a decade later in 1891 with publisher Paul Ollendorff. It included the same set of stories and an additional short story titled "Les Tombales". </small>(date of publication in parenthesis)</small> The 1891 edition included nine stories, eight from the original book and a new short story published in 1891 in the periodical "Gil Blas" and placed as the second story in the collection immediately after "La Maison Tellier", "Les Tombales" (1891). La Maison Tellier (short story collection) La Maison Tellier is a collection of short stories by Guy de