Reuben J Dodd
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Ep. 98 – Reuben J. Dodd
How long can you hold a grudge? Topics in this episode include Mr. Power’s kept woman, hot 1904 gossip, rumpsteak, Reuben J. Dodd the Younger’s plunge into the Liffey, Bloom’s storytelling ability, pre-decimal currency, petty score settling, Elvery’s elephant, our favorite vegetarian restaurant in Dublin, Barabbas, chisellers, gombeens, usury, antisemitic stereotypes, whether Bloom is a…
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Who Was the Real Reuben J. Dodd?
“ I never liked Jimmy Joyce. He used to drink the altar wine.” – Reuben J. Dodd, Jr. This post is a part of an occasional series on the real people behind the characters in Ulysses. To listen to a discussion of this topic, check out the podcast episode here. The Dublin of Ulysses is…