In “Araby,” the allure of new love and distant places mingles with the familiarity of everyday drudgery, with frustrating consequences. Mangan's sister ...

The story takes place in late 19th/early 20th-century Dublin, on North Richmond Street, a blind (dead-end) street on which stand several brown houses and ...

Summary A young boy who is similar in age and temperament to those in "The Sisters" and "An Encounter" develops a crush on Mangan's sister, a girl who lives ...

The young unnamed narrator looks back on his recent disillusionment, full of dreams and ideals that fall apart as he encounters disappointment. But his ...

ArabyFull Story Summary. The narrator, an unnamed boy, describes North Richmond Street, the North Dublin street on which his house is located. He thinks about ...

"Araby" is a short story by James Joyce published in his 1914 collection Dubliners. The story traces a young boy's infatuation with his friend's sister.

In “Araby,” a young boy falls in love with his friend's sister and attempts to purchase her a gift from the Araby Bazaar. The short story has been adapted as a ...

In Dublin, Ireland, around the beginning of the 20th century, the narrator lives on a quiet, blind street with several brown houses and the Christian ...

The narrator of "Araby" is a young boy who believes he is in love with his friend Mangan's sister. The boy secretly watches the girl and privately yearns for ...

Summary. The child narrator lives with his aunt and uncle on North Richmond Street, a respectable neighborhood with an empty two-story house at the one end.