Ulysses Draft Analysis

Episode 10: Wandering Rocks

Details of the various draft stages.

Compiled by Danis Rose and John O'Hanlon
Draft Analysis Wandering Rocks

2017 edition U pages 197-229
1922 edition U pages 210-244

Early Drafts

u10.0 (eo-text)
First draft: missing.
  • MS: missing
u10.1 (proto-text)
Probably a fair copy (missing).
  • MS: missing

Fair Copy

u10.2 (Rosenbach)
Final fair copy (ink); Zurich, end January 1919

Typescript

Only one typescript (see Buffalo V.A.8) for this episode was made, although the evidence suggests that the typing was authorially supervised to some extent.
u10.3   (Gabler—B)
First typescript: exemplar (missing) prepared and revised for publication in The Little Review (June 1919, pt 1, and July 1919, pt 2); revisions made early 1919.
  • MS: missing
u10.3''   (Gabler—B)
First typescript: third exemplar (incomplete); only lightly corrected
  • MS:V.B.8.b missing, 6-10, missing
  • Reproduced: JJA 13: 2-6
u10.3'   (Gabler—B)
First typescript: exemplar prepared and revised for publication (first part only, corresponding to U84 10.1-396) in The Egoist (December 1919); this MS was probably returned to Joyce to be used again in 1921 as part of the copy for Darantiere (see 10.4 below); the revisions at this stage were made early 1918.
  • MS: missing
u10.4   (Gabler—C)
First typescript: stamped “12Dec Recd” (possibly by the Egoist printer); exemplar made in early 1919 but prepared for the printer of Ulysses in 1921.
  • MS Buffalo V.B.8.a: 1-2, private 3, V.B.8.a4-24, missing 25
  • Reproduced: JJA 13: 8-9, 10-30, not reproduced
  • Notebooks used: UN1 (NLI.3), UN4 (NLI.5A)

Placards and Proofs

u10.5   (Gabler—1)
First placards; extends from U84 10.1 to U84 10.1257; (PL 24-1), (PL 26-1) dated by the printer 25 August 1921, 27 August 1921.
u10.6   (Gabler—2)
Second placards; extends from U84 10.1 to U84 10.1257; (PL 24-2) dated by the printer 7 September 1921.
u10.7   (Gabler—3)
First page proofs, extends only to U84 10.1198; remaining text in placard 28-1: (PL 28-1) dated by the printer 28 September 1921.
  • MS Buffalo V.C.1: gatherings 14a, 15a, Harvard placard 28-1 (→)
  • Reproduced: JJA 24: 3-18, 69-84, JJA 18 303-305
  • Notebooks used: UN7 (V.A.2)
u10.8   (Gabler—4)
Second page proofs; extends only to U84 10.1198; remaining text in placard 28-2: (PP 14) dated by printer 28 September 1921; (PL 28) dated by the printer 4 October 1921.
  • MS Buffalo V.C.1: gatherings 14b, 15b, Harvard placard 28-2 (→)
  • Reproduced: JJA 24: 19-34, 85-100; JJA 18 306-308
  • Notebooks used: UN7 (V.A.2)
u10.9   (Gabler—5)
Third page proofs; (PP 16) dated by the printer 8 October 1921.
  • MS Buffalo V.C.1: gatherings (←) 14c, 15c, 16a
  • Reproduced: JJA 24: 36-50, 101-116, 135-138
u10.10   (Gabler—6)
Fourth page proofs; (PP 14) and (PP 15) marked “Bon à tirer” and dated 13 October 1921; (PP 16) dated by the printer 12 October 1921
  • MS Texas gatherings (←) 14, 15, V.C.1 16b
  • Reproduced: JJA 24: 52-66, 117-132, 151-154 (→)
  • Notebooks used: UN4 (NLI.5A), UN7 (V.A.2)
u10.11   (Gabler—7)
Fifth page proofs; covers U84 10.1132-end only; (PP 16) dated by the printer 17 October 1921; marked “Bon à tirer” and dated 24 October 1921
  • MS Texas: gathering 16 (→)
  • Reproduced: JJA 24: 167-170

Errata (post 1st edition)

u10.12'   (Gabler—8)
“Errata”: printed errata list for first edition; 2 copies
  • MS:BL Add MS 57356, fols. 28v, 32v
  • Reproduced: JJA 12: 204, 211
u10.12   (Gabler—8)
Errata (additional corrections) in Joyce's hand.
  • MS:BL Add MS 57356, fols. 8v
  • Reproduced: JJA 12: 180
u10.12+   (Gabler—8)
Typescript of additional corrections.
  • MS:BL Add MS 57356, fol. 16, 17
  • Reproduced: JJA 12: 190-191
u10.12++   (Gabler—8)
New typescript of additional corrections.
  • MS:BL Add MS 57356, fols. 23, 24
  • Reproduced: JJA 12: 197-198