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Gissing, George 1857-1903

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Works: 944 works in 3,341 publications in 19 languages and 68,541 library holdings
Genres: English literature  Historical fiction  Domestic fiction  Love stories  Autobiographical fiction  Religious fiction  Manuscripts, English 
Roles: Author of introduction, Editor
Classifications: pr4716, 823.8
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163 editions published between and 2010 in 10 languages and held by 2,442 libraries worldwide
"New Grub Street portrays the intrigues and hardships of the publishing world in late Victorian England. In a materialistic, class-conscious society that rewards commercial savvy over artistic achievement, authors and scholars struggle to earn a living without compromising their standards. "Even as the novel chills us with its still-recognizable portrayal of the crass and vulgar world of literary endeavor," writes Francine Prose in her Introduction, "its very existence provides eloquent, encouraging proof of the fact that a powerful, honest writer can transcend the constraints of commerce."" "This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the text of the 1891 first edition."--Jacket.
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194 editions published between and 2010 in 9 languages and held by 1,941 libraries worldwide
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97 editions published between and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 1,289 libraries worldwide
Five women feel the constraints of their time and place.
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81 editions published between and 2010 in English and held by 895 libraries worldwide
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72 editions published between and 2010 in English and held by 796 libraries worldwide
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87 editions published between and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 789 libraries worldwide
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66 editions published between and 2007 in English and held by 742 libraries worldwide
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59 editions published between and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 732 libraries worldwide
Born in Exile is an 1892 novel by George Robert Gissing, an English writer who wrote twenty-three novels between 1880 and 1903. From his early naturalistic works, he developed into one of the most accomplished realists of the late-Victorian era.
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69 editions published between and 2010 in English and held by 723 libraries worldwide
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65 editions published between and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 708 libraries worldwide
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17 editions published in in English and held by 681 libraries worldwide
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67 editions published between and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 658 libraries worldwide
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53 editions published between and 2004 in English and held by 639 libraries worldwide
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38 editions published between and 2003 in English and held by 639 libraries worldwide
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38 editions published between and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 629 libraries worldwide
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40 editions published between and 2010 in English and held by 598 libraries worldwide
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41 editions published between and 2010 in English and held by 597 libraries worldwide
Critics regard George Gissing as one of the most important writers of the Victorian era. Over the course of his career, he emerged as one of the most significant innovators in the literary genre of realism. In The Crown of Life, one of his later works, Gissing explores human relationships, and in particular, marriage, with the keen eye for detail and piercing insight that are his hallmarks.
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62 editions published between and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 591 libraries worldwide
In the later years of his career, popular Victorian-era writer George Gissing turned his attention to the social ills and challenges of the time. His last published novel, Will Warburton, is a prime example of social realism. The story following the travails of the title character, whose fortune is depleted through a series of shady business deals and who is subsequently forced to go into business as a shopkeeper.
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54 editions published between and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 587 libraries worldwide
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61 editions published between and 2010 in English and held by 581 libraries worldwide
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 different in style and tone from Gissing's previous work, but it outsold all of his other publications by a significant measure and lifted him from semi-obscurity to the upper echelons of literary acclaim...
 
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New Grub Street
Alternative Names
Gissing, George
Gissing, George R. 1857-1903
Gissing, George Robert.
Gissing, George Robert, 1857-1903
گيسينگ، جورج
گيسينگ، جورج
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