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George Gissing
AuthorBooks · Second hand1857-1903
George Robert Gissing was an English novelist, who published 23 novels between 1880 and 1903. In the 1890s he was considered one of the three greatest novelists in England, and by the 1940s he had been recognised as a literary genius. Gissing's best-known works have reappeared in modern editions. They include The Nether World (1889), New Grub Street (1891), Born in Exile (1892) and The Odd Women (1893). He retains a small but devoted group of followers.
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Birth
1857
Death
1903
First book
1880
Years writing
146
George Gissing was a prominent British novelist who published twenty-three novels between 1880 and 1903.
Born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, Gissing was a brilliant student who earned a scholarship to Owens College.
In 1875, his academic talent was recognized when he won the prestigious Shakespeare scholarship prize.
Although he began with a naturalistic style, he evolved into one of the most accomplished realists of the late-Victorian era.
His masterpiece New Grub Street is part of a prolific legacy that spans over five hundred publications.