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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...view moreGeorge 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 During this time, after writing several unpublished novels, Gissing found success with New Grub Street (1891), Born in Exile (1892), and The Odd Women (1893).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.view less
Books by George Gissing
New Grub Street Delphi Complete Works of George Gissing (Illustrated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNew Grub Street Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Nether World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5New Grub Street Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5New Grub Street Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5New Grub Street Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Odd Women Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Nether World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5New Grub Street Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Audiobooks by George Gissing
New Grub Street Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Odd Women Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Odd Women Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Nether World Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Born in Exile (Unabridged) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Pig and Whistle Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Salt of the Earth Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSix Short Stories by George Gissing Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Life's Morning Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Poor Gentleman Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIn the Year of Jubilee Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings