Counterparts (short story) Counterparts (short story) "Counterparts" is a short story by James Joyce published in his 1914 collection "Dubliners". The story recounts an evening in the life of a man named Farrington, frequently referred to simply as "the man". Farrington’s difficulties begin at his clerical job when his boss -- whom he addresses as "Mr. Alleyne" -- berates him for not having finished an assignment. Instead of applying himself immediately to the task, the alcoholic Farrington slips out of the office for a quick "g.p." (glass of plain porter). When Alleyne yells at Farrington again, Farrington replies with an impertinent remark and
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