An Encounter

1914 short story by James Joyce
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An Encounter

Summary

An Encounter is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (124 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • An Encounter authored James Joyce[3].
  • An Encounter's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • An Encounter followed The Sisters[5].
  • An Encounter was followed by Araby[6].
  • An Encounter's part of the series is recorded as Dubliners[7].
  • An Encounter's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • An Encounter was published on 1914[9].
  • An Encounter's published in is recorded as Dubliners[10].
  • An Encounter's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'An Encounter'}[11].
  • An Encounter's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'It was Joe Dillon who introduced the Wild West to us.'}[12].
  • An Encounter's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'And I was penitent; for in my heart I had always despised him a little.'}[13].
  • An Encounter's copyright status is recorded as public domain[14].
  • An Encounter's copyright status is recorded as public domain[15].
  • An Encounter's form of creative work is recorded as short story[16].

Body

Authorship and Creation

An Encounter authored James Joyce[3].

Publication

An Encounter was published on 1914[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its part of the series is recorded as Dubliners[7].

Subject and Themes

An Encounter's part of the series is recorded as Dubliners[7].

Adaptations and Inspiration

An Encounter followed The Sisters[5]. It was followed by Araby[6].

Why It Matters

An Encounter ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (124 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). An Encounter. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/an-encounter
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_an-encounter_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{An Encounter}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/an-encounter}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 15d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of series
    Author James Joyce
    Followed by Araby
    Copyright status public domain, public domain
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:این انکاؤنٹر]]"
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