{"product_id":"9781912417919-the-cat-and-the-devil","title":"The Cat and the Devil","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Children's Story by James Joyce\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA delightful children's story by James Joyce, genius author of \u003cem\u003eUlysses\u003c\/em\u003e, in a gorgeously illustrated new edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA delightful children's story by James Joyce in a gorgeously illustrated new edition.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis gorgeously illustrated picturebook brings back the delightful children's story written by Ireland's greatest writer, author of the Modernist masterpiece \u003cem\u003eUlysses\u003c\/em\u003e, James Joyce.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOriginally written for Joyce's grandson, Stephen, the story has long been out of print in English due to uncertainty surrounding its copyright status. A recent change in copyright law emboldens Little Island to bring out a new edition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn 10 August 1936, James Joyce wrote a letter to his grandson Stephen. In the letter he told, in simple language, the story of how the Devil built a bridge across the river at the town of Beaugency. As usual, the Devil wanted a high price for his gift. But the clever mayor of the town outwitted the Devil by making use of the Devil's fondness for cats.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis was an old French story but Joyce gave the mayor the name of a famous mayor of his own home town of Dublin in Ireland: the popular politician and character, Alfie Byrne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58062302773622,"sku":"9781912417919","price":11.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29630673.jpg?v=1781117494","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781912417919-the-cat-and-the-devil","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}