Short Story | The Dead by James Joyce Audiobook

Full audiobook - The Dead by James Joyce from short story collection Dubliners (1914) with captions to read along online.

Reading by T Hynes

[parabellum]

Thank heavens for an authentic Irish voice reading James Joyce. Wonderful.

[lauralaladarling]

Your Beautiful sensitive narration made this story of human joy, frailty, sadness, and of loss so wonderful it was as if I was at this Christmas celebration. Thank you. Xxxx

[valeriehall]

Thoroughly enjoyed my first narrated story ever. The reader made it so real for me. Thank you!

[ElJuegoAlex]

This isn’t dull and underwhelming, this is an appreciation of the quotidian. This is an extensive work that lets us find drama, happiness, and sadness within our ordinary lives and helps us understand that we do not need fabrication and exaggeration to appease our senses. Shift your perceptions, you’ve been spoiled. The Dead can very much be an allusion to a part of life that lies in the coffin.

[zthetha]

You know how your heart sinks as you hear the ominous words: "This is a Libravox recording" - realising you are in for one of an army of hopeless narrators none of whom have the vaguest idea of how to read a book.... well, don't fret because this guy is first rate.

One of the best interpretations of Ireland's favourite syphilitic, coprophilliac son.

[Beantbeantbeant]

The end always has me crying. So amazing

[stevefbourke]

Well narrated. Pay this fella' to read Ulysses and my life would be complete

[richardclegg]

A rare talent for narration . Wonderful. Perhaps even better than Frank Muller

[iammrig]

The Dead is one of the best short stories I've ever read. Extra credits to the narrator Mr T Hynes for this extraordinary reading. 👏👏

[IDRATHERBREADINGMYDX]

Outstanding! One of the best narrators I've had the pleasure to listen to.

[philipestrin]

Arguably, it’s a toss up as to who is the greatest novelist of the 20th Century, I.e., James Joyce or Marcel Proust. Yet, one would be hard pressed to cite a greater short story than “The Dead.” Its psychological nuance and judiciously delineated detail is unsurpassed. And its final pages encompass an achingly poignant appraisal of the human condition and the tragic transience of all creation. There’s nothing else quite like it in all literature. And this reading does it justice.

[liminwang]

Wonderful reading !! The sound of the reading brings "The dead" back to life .

[bobcatal]

One of my all time favourite short stories ever, a masterpiece!

[jerrywhoomst]

Halfway through The Dead I never would have expected the ending of this story to bring me to tears. Joyce was like some mythical beast of literature.

[marlymacfarlane]

A pleasure to listen to this great narrator.

[himydayhello]

thank you for reading this story so well, i loved the narration, especially when you sang, that was so great!! i am currently studying the irish novella and james joyce truly has become my favourite author!! everything he writes has some sort of double meaning or hidden symbolism!! it's interesting to think about the fact that out of dubliners, the dead is his most autobiographical work... it really reflects his views on ireland and its oppressive religious system, though! thank you again!!

[highlevelranter]

Mr Hynes ! Take a bow, sir. Beautifully done.

[paigecoolest]

I loved this so much from the story to the reader.

[andrewblack]

What a lovely reading of this greatest of all stories. I read this slowly, over the course of several days, book in hand while listening along. I recommend anyone do the same.

[tamtaghvitidze]

It made me think of our short and absurd life! :( Great author!