Ulysses Draft Analysis

Episode 5: Lotus Eaters

Details of the various draft stages.

Compiled by Danis Rose and John O'Hanlon

2017 edition U pages 65-79
1922 edition U pages 68-83

Early Drafts

u5.0 (eo-text)
First draft: missing.
  • MS: missing
u5.1 (proto-text)
Probably a fair copy (missing).
  • MS: missing

Fair Copy

u5.2 (Rosenbach)
Final fair copy (ink); Zurich, early April 1918
  • MS:Rosenbach Museum, fols. numbered 1-15
  • Reproduced: A Facsimile of the Manuscript (Faber, 1975): vol. I
  • Notebooks used: UN1 (NLI.3), UN2 (VI.D.7)

Typescript

u5.3   (Gabler—B)
First typescript, missing; early 1918
  • MS: missing
u5.4   (Gabler—C)
Second typescript: exemplar (missing) prepared and revised for publication in The Little Review (July 1918); revisions made early 1918.
  • MS: missing
u5.5   (Gabler—D)
Second typescript: exemplar (missing) made in 1918 but prepared for the printer of Ulysses in 1921.

Placards and Proofs

u5.6   (Gabler—1)
First placards; (PL 9) dated by the printer 17 June 1921
u5.7   (Gabler—2)
First page proofs; extends as far as U84 5.406 only; (PP 5) dated by the printer 30 June 1921
u5.8   (Gabler—3)
Second page proofs; extends as far as U84 5.292 only; undated
u5.9   (Gabler—4)
Second placards; set from PP 5b (to U84 5.292), PP 5a (U84 5.293-406) and PL 9-9b (U84 5.406 to end).
u5.10   (Gabler—5)
Third page proofs; dated by reviser (PP 5) 20 and (PP 6) 19 September 1921. A phrase added to p.76 at this draft stage is missing (sent by telegram?).
  • MS Texas: gatherings (←) 5, 6 (→)
  • Reproduced: JJA 22: 268-280, 315-317
  • Notebooks used: UN4 (NLI.5A), UN6 (NLI.4)
u5.11   (Gabler—6)
Fourth page proofs; (PP 5) dated by reviser and (PP 6) dated by printer 21 September 1921
  • MS Texas: gatherings (←) 5, 6 (→)
  • Reproduced: JJA 22: 287-311, 331-333
  • Notebooks used: UN4 (NLI.5A)
u5.12   (Gabler—7)
Fifth page proofs; extends only from U84 5.470 to end; (PP 6) dated by printer 27 September 1921 and by other 1 October 1921
u5.13   (Gabler—8)
Sixth page proofs (Bon à tirer); extends only from U84 5.470 to end; (PP 6) dated by printer 1 October 1921 and by other 6 October 1921
  • MS Texas: gathering 6 (→)
  • Reproduced: JJA 22: 363-365

Errata (post 1st edition)

u5.14'   (Gabler—9)
“Errata”: printed errata list for first edition; 2 copies
  • MS:BL Add MS 57356, fols. 28, 32
  • Reproduced: JJA 12: 203, 210
u5.14   (Gabler—9)
Errata (additional corrections) in Joyce's hand.
  • MS:BL Add MS 57356, fols. 7v
  • Reproduced: JJA 12: 178
u5.14+   (Gabler—9)
Typescript of additional corrections.
  • MS:BL Add MS 57356, fol. 15
  • Reproduced: JJA 12: 189
u5.14++   (Gabler—9)
New typescript of additional corrections.
  • MS:BL Add MS 57356, fols. 22
  • Reproduced: JJA 12: 196