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George Gissing

Born

in Wakefield, Yorkshire, The United Kingdom

November 23, 1857

Died

December 28, 1903

Genre

Fiction

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People best know British writer George Robert Gissing for his novels, such as New Grub Street (1891), about poverty and hardship.

This English novelist who published 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.

Born to lower-middle-class parents, Gissing went to win a scholarship to Owens College, the present-day University of Manchester. A brilliant student, he excelled at university, winning many coveted prizes, including the Shakespeare prize in 1875. Between 1891 and 1897 (his so-called middle period) he produced his best works, which include New Grub Street, Born in Exile , The Odd Women , In the Year of Jubil ...more

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	New Grub Street 3.78 avg rating — 6,286 ratings — published 1891 — 522 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Odd Women 3.84 avg rating — 5,464 ratings — published 1893 — 1174 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Nether World by George Gissing, Stephen Gill (Editor) 3.87 avg rating — 960 ratings — published 1889 — 904 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Born in Exile 3.62 avg rating — 356 ratings — published 1891 — 283 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft 3.72 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 1902 — 72 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Whirlpool 3.89 avg rating — 159 ratings — published 1897 — 156 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Year of Jubilee 3.67 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 1893 — 157 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Paying Guest 3.39 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 1885	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	By the Ionian Sea 3.70 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 1901 — 176 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unclassed 3.94 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 1883	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by George Gissing (?)

“I know every book of mine by its smell, and I have but to put my nose between the pages to be reminded of all sorts of things.”
― George Gissing

tags: books, literature, nose, reading

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“The misery of having no time to read a thousand glorious books.”
― George Gissing

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“It is the mind which creates the world around us, and even though we stand side by side in the same meadow, my eyes will never see what is beheld by yours, my heart will never stir to the emotions with which yours is touched.”
― George Gissing

tags: relationships, thought

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The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells

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The Sundial by Shirley Jackson

9 votes, 20.9%

Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini

7 votes, 16.3%

The Respectful Prostitute by Jean-Paul Sartre

3 votes, 7.0%

The Searchers by Alan LeMay

2 votes, 4.7%

The Odd Women by George Gissing

2 votes, 4.7%

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2 votes, 4.7%

43 total votes

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