I want to give a picture of Dublin so complete that if the city suddenly disappeared from the earth it could be reconstructed out of my book. (James Joyce)

I want to give a picture of Dublin so complete that if the city suddenly disappeared from the earth it could be reconstructed out of my book.

James Joyce

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