Saturday 30 January 2021

Thursday, 28 January 2021 (5.24)

The last reading stopped at: “flyday” (5.24)

One favourite passage was:



Comeday morm ... (5.19)

Saturday 23 January 2021

Thursday, 21 January 2021 (4.17)

The group has just started a new round of Finnegans Wake. It stopped the reading at: “phoenish.” (4.17)

A couple of favourite passages were:

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With thanks to A. for the update.



the regginbrow (3.14)

the pftjschute of Finnegan (3.19)


Sunday 17 January 2021

Thursday, 14 January 2021 (“a long the”)


The reading group at the Zurich James Joyce Foundation has just completed its third round of Finnegans Wake. It is starting a new round of the book right away on Thursday, 21 January 2021.

The Thursday Wake readings with Fritz Senn began in 1986 and are open to anybody curious enough to want to give the book a try.

To give ALP the last word for the time being, click here to see a PDF of the list below.




Sunday 10 January 2021

Thursday, 7 January 2021 (627.21)

The last reading stopped at: “letting on to meself always.” (627.21)

One favourite passage was:



This blog never tries to explain Joyce's text, but merely to illustrate some of its passages. It is breaking with tradition, then, to add the following, but the Edwardian ad may be worth doing so:

John Gordon notes that, in Joyce's time, “belladonna juice was a cosmetic for dilating the pupils and enhancing the eyes. Both women and men used it when they wanted to make an effect” (John Gordon's Finnegans Wake Blog).


Found on: https://my-ear-trumpet.tumblr.com/page/10