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George R. Gissing
Book List in Order: 41 titles
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The Odd Women
- Sep-1971
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Virginia and Alice Madden are 'odd women', growing old alone in Victorian England with no prospect of finding love. Forced into poverty by the sudden death of their father, they lead lives of quiet desperation in a genteel boarding house in London. ...
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New Grub Street
- Oct-1976
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George Gissing's New Grub Street has been widely lauded as one of the best novels ever written, but readers who harbor literary ambitions may want to approach this masterwork of realism with caution. By juxtaposing the lives of two very different...
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By The Ionian Sea
- Jan-2006
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English novelist George Gissing traveled to southern Italy to walk in the footsteps of ancient poets, monks, and generals. A deeply personal work, which reveals his love of books and history, this is a vivid account of the region’s poverty and hard...
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The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories
- Feb-2006
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The distinctive qualities of Gissing at the time of his setting forth were a scholarly style, rather fastidious and academic in its restraint, and the personal discontent, slightly morbid, of a self-conscious student who finds himself in the posit...
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The Nether World
- Feb-2009
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George Gissing (1857-1903) was an English author who also worked as a teacher. Gissing wrote over 20 novels including New Grub Street, The Nether World, and The Odd Women. This edition of The Nether World includes a table of contents....
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Workers In The Dawn
- Jan-2010
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In this, his first published novel, George Gissing establishes the hallmarks of his life-long literary obsession with class, money and sex. Against the turbulent background of London in the late nineteenth century he explores the overwhelming obstacl...
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The Town Traveler
- Jul-2014
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This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them....
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New Grub St
- Aug-2014
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George Gissing's best-known novel shows us the literary underbelly of Victorian England, and the writers striving to forge their reputations in "the street of no shame"
Grub Street -- where would-be writers aim high, publishers plumb...
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In the Year of the Jubilee
- Oct-2014
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This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them....
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By the Ionian Sea - Notes of a Ramble in Southern Italy
- Feb-2015
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" ...]return northwards. They look at me dubiously, and ask themselves (I am sure) whether I have not some more tangible motive than a lover of classical antiquity. It ends with a compliment to the enterprising spirit of the English race. I have purc...
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A Capitalist
- Oct-2015
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A Capitalist By George Gissing After returning to England, Gissing settled in London with Nell, writing fiction and working as a private tutor. He failed to get his first novel Workers in the Dawn accepted by a publisher, and so published it privatel...
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The Complete Short Stories of George Gissing
- Oct-2015
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This collection has all of the short stories by George Gissing in the following collections: A Victim of Circumstances and Other Stories, Brownie, Human Odds and Ends, The House of Cobwebs, The Sins of the Father and Other Stories George Robert Gissi...
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The Private Papers of Henry Rycroft
- Oct-2015
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The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft is a semi-fictional autobiographical work by George Gissing in which the author casts himself as the editor of the diary of a deceased acquaintance, selecting essays for posthumous publication. Observing ”how su...
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The Novels of George Gissing, Volume One
- Nov-2015
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This volume contains three novels: Nether World - Gissing writes superbly, the effects of poverty and social oppression, are presented from first-hand knowledge. This novel presents the gruelling hardships of Victorian London's working poor which tes...
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Born In Exile
Born in Exile is an 1892 novel by George Robert Gissing, a prominent realist author of late-Victorian England who wrote twenty-three novels between 1880 and 1903....
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A Charming Family
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...
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The Crown Of Life
A love story, The Crown of Life was inspired by writer George Gissing’s feelings for the young author Gabrielle Marie Edith Fleury, whom he met in 1898 while he was estranged from his wife Edith. Rich in detail, the narrative ends on an optimistic ...
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Denzil Quarrier
Popular Victorian-era novelist George Gissing was best known for his realistic portrayals of social problems in the period in texts such as New Grub Street. The novel Denzil Quarrier finds Gissing stretching beyond this well-trod comfort zone, tellin...
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The Emancipated
George Gissing was a British novelist, most famous for his novels The Nether World, New Grub Street, and The Odd Women.He is said to have been primarily influenced by Emile Zola....
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Eve's Ransom
A novella where the protagonists are struggling to strike a balance between their human weaknesses and the moral laws of society. Gissing beautifully captures the aura of the Victorian society. The struggles, depressions and enticements faced by the ...
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The Foolish Virgin
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...
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Human Odds and Ends
George Gissing (1857-1903) was an English novelist, who wrote twenty-three novels between 1880 and 1903. Although his early works are naturalistic, he developed into one of the the most accomplished realists of the late-Victorian era. Born in Wakefie...
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In The Year Of Jubilee
1887 â€" the fiftieth anniversary of Queen Victoria’s reign â€" is a year of celebration. For this story’s heroine, Nancy Lord, it is also an opportunity to experience adult society. Her unchaperoned journey through the streets of London marks th...
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Isabel Clarendon
George Gissing (1857-1903) was an English novelist, who wrote twenty-three novels between 1880 and 1903. Although his early works are naturalistic, he developed into one of the the most accomplished realists of the late-Victorian era. Born in Wakefie...
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A Life's Morning
George Gissing was a British novelist, most famous for his novels The Nether World, New Grub Street, and The Odd Women.He is said to have been primarily influenced by Emile Zola....
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Our Friend The Charlatan
The turmoil and troubles faced in relationships have been expounded in this work. Delving into the attitudes of the elite and peerage of the British realm, Gissing has created a beautiful piece. With characters drawn with great detail and a well-knit...
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The Paying Guest
George Gissing was a British novelist, most famous for his novels The Nether World, New Grub Street, and The Odd Women.He is said to have been primarily influenced by Emile Zola....
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The Private Papers Of Henry Ryecroft
George Gissing (1857-1903) was an English author who also worked as a teacher. Gissing wrote over 20 novels including New Grub Street, The Nether World, and The Odd Women. This edition of The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft includes a ta...
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The Riding Whip
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...
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Sleeping Fires
The narrative portrays a protagonist who faces and overcomes hurdles posed by life. He initially struggles in the clutches of fate but then comes to terms with existence and its challenges. With realism and sincerity, Gissing has blithely portrayed l...
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Thyrza
Originally published in 1887, Gissing intended 'Thryza' to 'contain the very spirit of London working-class life'. His story tells of Walter Egremont, an Oxford-trained idealist who gives lectures on literature to the workers in his father's Lambeth ...
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The Town Traveller
Typically known for his hard-hitting works of social realism, such as the novel New Grub Street, the publication of The Town Traveller represented something of a departure for Victorian-era novelist George Gissing. Not only is the novel markedly diff...
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The Unclassed
George Gissing (1857-1903) was an English author who also worked as a teacher. Gissing wrote over 20 novels including New Grub Street, The Nether World, and The Odd Women. This edition of Unclassed includes a table of contents....
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Veranilda
George Gissing was an English novelist, who wrote twenty-three novels between 1880 and 1903. Although his early works are naturalistic, he developed into one of the the most accomplished realists of the late-Victorian era. Born in Wakefield, Yorkshir...
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A Victim Of Circumstances
In one sense Hilda Castledine did not underestimate her work; for the last year she had been conscious of great improvements, and at times it disappointed her that Horace seemed not to recognise this advance. She had explained his indifference by hum...
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The Whirlpool
George Gissing was a British novelist, most famous for his novels The Nether World, New Grub Street, and The Odd Women.He is said to have been primarily influenced by Emile Zola....
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Will Warburton
The novel analyzes the behaviour of the elite of the Victorian England. Gissing has philosophically discussed the qualities that led to the downfall of the upper class. The work also dwells on the fact that if planned and executed in a proper fashion...
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Workers in the Dawn - Volume I
George Gissing (1857-1903) was an English novelist, who wrote twenty-three novels between 1880 and 1903. Although his early works are naturalistic, he developed into one of the the most accomplished realists of the late-Victorian era. Born in Wakefie...
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Workers in the Dawn - Volume II
George Gissing (1857-1903) was an English novelist, who wrote twenty-three novels between 1880 and 1903. Although his early works are naturalistic, he developed into one of the the most accomplished realists of the late-Victorian era. Born in Wakefie...
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Workers in the Dawn - Volume III
George Gissing (1857-1903) was an English novelist, who wrote twenty-three novels between 1880 and 1903. Although his early works are naturalistic, he developed into one of the the most accomplished realists of the late-Victorian era. Born in Wakefie...
