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TIL James Joyce’s grandson, Stephen Joyce, as executor of his grandfather’s estate would sue anybody who attempted to write about, quote, recite, display, or perform any of James Joyce’s work or personal effects and effectively halted any scholarly research on any of James Joyce’s work for decades.

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