New Grub Street by George Gissing

New Grub Street by George Gissing

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Edited and with an introduction by John Goode, this is Gissing's novel of men and women forced to make their living by writing. Their daily lives and broken dreams are made and marred by the rigours of urban life, and the demands of the newborn mass communications industry.

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New Grub Street by George Gissing

Edited and with an introduction by John Goode, this is Gissing's novel of men and women forced to make their living by writing. Their daily lives and broken dreams are made and marred by the rigours of urban life, and the demands of the newborn mass communications industry.

Between 1880 and 1903, George Robert Gissing (1857-1903), an English novelist, published 23 books. Throughout his life, Gissing also worked as a teacher and tutor. Workers in the Dawn, his debut novel, was published in 1880. The Nether World (1889), New Grub Street (1891), and The Odd Ladies (1893) are among his best-known books, all of which have been reprinted in current editions.

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ISBN 13 9780192829634
ISBN 10 0192829637
Title New Grub Street
Author George Gissing
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 1993-10-01
Number of pages 567
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.