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New Grub Street
New Grub Street
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"New Grub Street" is George Gissing's 1891 novel set in the writing circles of London in the 1880s. A place that became synonymous with the writing of hack literature, Grub Street is a street in London, England and represents the setting of the novel. It is here that talented and cerebral novelist Edwin Reardon and the semi-scrupulous Jasper Milvain attempt to pursue success, love, and—often above all else—money. As a realistic picture of the literary life in late Victorian England, New Grub Street has few rivals.

This classic tale of money versus morals is considered Gissing's masterpiece and would make for a fantastic addition to any bookshelf. Contents include: “A Man of his Day”, “The House of Yule”, “Holiday”, “An Author and his Wife”, “The Way Hither”, “Practical Friend”, “Marian's Home”, “To The Winning Side”, “Invita Minerva”, “The Friends of the Family”, “Respite” “Work Without Hope”, “A Warning”, “Recruits”, etc. George Robert Gissing (1857–1903) was a British novelist. From 1880 to 1903, he published 23 novels, and also worked as a teacher and tutor during his life. Other notable works by this author include: “The Nether World” (1889) and “The Odd Women” (1893).
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PublisherPomona Press
Release dateFeb 20, 2020
ISBN9781528789080
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George Gissing

George Gissing (1857-1903) was an English novelist. Born in Yorkshire, he excelled as a student from a young age, earning a scholarship to Owens College where he won prizes for his poetry and academic writing. Expelled and arrested for a series of thefts in 1876, Gissing was forced to leave England for the United States, teaching classics and working as a short story writer in Massachusetts and Chicago. The following year, he returned to England and embarked on a career as a professional novelist, publishing works of naturalism inspired by his experience of poverty and the works of Charles Dickens. After going through an acrimonious divorce, Gissing remarried in 1891 and entered a turbulent relationship with Edith Alice Underwood, with whom he raised two children before separating in 1897. During this time, after writing several unpublished novels, Gissing found success with New Grub Street (1891), Born in Exile (1892), and The Odd Women (1893). In the last years of his life, Gissing befriended H.G. Wells and travelled throughout Italy, Germany, and France, where he died after falling ill during a winter walk.

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