EPISODE · May 26, 2026 · 56 MIN
1.1 reading Telemachus
from North London Ulysses · host Russell Raphael
So it begins. We embark on our journey at a Stately pace to read and understand Ulysses by James Joyce. It's 8 a.m. on a pleasant June morning in 1904. Three men awaken in a strange building in Sandycove, south of Dublin. One of them Stephen Dedalus, will be one of the book's main two protagonists. He is pretty grumpy. We may recognise him to be an autobiographical 22 year year old James Joyce. Another, a little older a little plumper and certainly happier, is Malachi 'Buck' Mulligan, who is about to have a shave. The third is an Englishman called Haines. It's a fairly short first chapter and we cover it in one reading.This podcast forms part of an educational reading group and is intended for criticism, discussion, and study. James Joyce’s Ulysses (1922) is in the public domain in the UK. This recording includes commentary, interpretation, and contextual explanation, and is not presented as a standalone audiobook.The readings in this video are provided for educational and discussion purposes. They are interwoven with commentary and analysis videos and are not intended to reproduce any specific commercial edition. The underlying text of Ulysses is public domain in the UK, and the reading here is part of a broader interpretive session.During sessions I refer to several editions of Ulysses for ease of navigation, including the Penguin Modern Classics edition or the Bodley Head 1993 'Gabler' edition or the Project Gutenberg e-book based on pre-1923 print editions. And may read from each and other editions. Page references are provided to help readers follow along in whichever edition they own. The reading itself is embedded within the broader commentary and discussion of the analysis videos and is not intended as a verbatim reproduction of any particular edition. This video contains or refers to commentary, analysis, and original discussion.© 2026 North London Ulysses and Russell Raphael. All rights reserved.
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So it begins. We embark on our journey at a Stately pace to read and understand Ulysses by James Joyce. It's 8 a.m. on a pleasant June morning in 1904. Three men awaken in a strange building in Sandycove, south of Dublin. One of them Stephen Dedalus, will be one of the book's main two protagonists. He is pretty grumpy. We may recognise him to be an autobiographical 22 year year old James Joyce. Another, a little older a little plumper and certainly happier, is Malachi 'Buck' Mulligan, who is about to have a shave. The third is an Englishman called Haines. It's a fairly short first chapter and we cover it in one reading.This podcast forms part of an educational reading group and is intended for criticism, discussion, and study. James Joyce’s Ulysses (1922) is in the public domain in the UK. This recording includes commentary, interpretation, and contextual explanation, and is not presented as a standalone audiobook.The readings in this video are provided for educational and discussion purposes. They are interwoven with commentary and analysis videos and are not intended to reproduce any specific commercial edition. The underlying text of Ulysses is public domain in the UK, and the reading here is part of a broader interpretive session.During sessions I refer to several editions of Ulysses for ease of navigation, including the Penguin Modern Classics edition or the Bodley Head 1993 'Gabler' edition or the Project Gutenberg e-book based on pre-1923 print editions. And may read from each and other editions. Page references are provided to help readers follow along in whichever edition they own. The reading itself is embedded within the broader commentary and discussion of the analysis videos and is not intended as a verbatim reproduction of any particular edition. This video contains or refers to commentary, analysis, and original discussion.© 2026 North London Ulysses and Russell Raphael. All rights reserved.
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1.1 reading Telemachus
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