Joyce letter fetches £32,265

The first letter written by James Joyce as he offered his debut work for publication sold for £32,265 at auction today.

The first letter written by James Joyce as he offered his debut work for publication sold for £32,265 (€48,926) at auction today.

The letter, written at the start of his long battle to have Dubliners published, was bought at Christie’s in London by a member of the trade.