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George Gissing

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Born: November 22 1857

Died: 2727 12 19031903

George Robert Gissing was an 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 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, to lower-middle-class parents, Gissing went on 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 he produced his best works, which include New Grub Street, Born in Exile, The Odd Women, In the Year of Jubilee, and The Whirlpool. The middle years of the decade saw his reputation reach new heights: by some critics, he is counted alongside George Meredith and Thomas Hardy as one of the best three novelists of his day. He also enjoyed new friendships with fellow writers such as Henry James, and H.G. Wells, and came into contact with many other up-and-coming writers such as Joseph Conrad and Stephen Crane.

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George Gissing

George Gissing

Books from George Gissing

The Odd Women

The Nether World

New Grub Street

Cuentos de amor victorianos

In the Year of Jubilee

The Paying Guest

The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft

Women Who Did: Stories by Men and Women, 1890-1914

Eve's Ransom

Thyrza

The Crown of Life

Charles Dickens: A Critical Study

Wives and Daughters with 5 Other Great Books

The Complete Works of George Gissing: The Odd Women, The Paying Guest, New Grub Street, The Nether World and More

The Collected Letters of George Gissing, Vol. 8: 1900-1902

The Collected Letters of George Gissing, Vol. 1: 1863-1880

Η γη του ήλιου: Ταξίδι στην Ελλάδα και την Μεγάλη Ελλάδα

New Grub Street: Classic Literary Fiction (Annotated)

The Complete Works of George Gissing: The Odd Women, The Paying Guest, New Grub Street, The Nether World and More

The Nether World "Annotated"