Gissing, George 1857-1903
Overview
| Works: | 1,022 works in 4,752 publications in 11 languages and 85,169 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction Criticism, interpretation, etc Psychological fiction History Records and correspondence Biography Diaries Domestic fiction Personal correspondence Fictional autobiographies |
| Roles: | Author, Honoree, Illustrator, Editor, Other, Author of introduction |
| Classifications: | PR4716, 823.8 |
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Most widely held works about
George Gissing
- Gissing by A. C Ward( Book )
- George Gissing by Robert L Selig( Book )
- George Gissing; a critical study by Frank Swinnerton( Book )
- The born exile; George Gissing by Gillian Tindall( Book )
- George Gissing and H.G. Wells : their friendship and correspondence by George Gissing( Book )
- By the Ionian Sea by George Gissing( Book )
- George Gissing, ideology and fiction by John Goode( Book )
- London and the life of literature in late Victorian England : the diary of George Gissing, novelist by George Gissing( Book )
- The letters of George Gissing to Eduard Bertz, 1887-1903 by George Gissing( Book )
- George Gissing, grave comedian by Mabel Collins Donnelly( Book )
- Gissing, a life in books by John Halperin( Book )
- Just looking : consumer culture in Dreiser, Gissing, and Zola by Rachel Bowlby( Book )
- Gissing in context by Adrian Poole( Book )
- The private papers of Henry Ryecroft by George Gissing( Book )
- Satire in an age of realism by Aaron Matz( Book )
- Turgenev and the context of English literature, 1850-1900 by Glyn Turton( Book )
- Eve's ransom; a novel by George Gissing( Book )
- How the writings of William Morris shaped the literary style of Tennyson, Swinburne, Gissing, and Yeats : Barthesian re-writings based on the pleasure of distorting repetition by Eleonora Sasso( Book )
- The nether world; a novel by George Gissing( Book )
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Most widely held works by
George Gissing
New Grub street by
George Gissing(
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277 editions published between 1800 and 2016 in 10 languages and held by 3,274 WorldCat member 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
277 editions published between 1800 and 2016 in 10 languages and held by 3,274 WorldCat member 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
The private papers of Henry Ryecroft by
George Gissing(
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273 editions published between 1902 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 2,160 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Published in 1903, The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft brought Gissing great acclaim. Heavily autobiographical, the novel is written in the form of a memoir of the last happy years of a writer who had struggled through the grubby world of journalism, but thanks to a legacy late in life was able – unlike Gissing himself – to retire to the countryside
273 editions published between 1902 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 2,160 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Published in 1903, The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft brought Gissing great acclaim. Heavily autobiographical, the novel is written in the form of a memoir of the last happy years of a writer who had struggled through the grubby world of journalism, but thanks to a legacy late in life was able – unlike Gissing himself – to retire to the countryside
The nether world; a novel by
George Gissing(
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129 editions published between 1888 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,399 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Written in 1888, 'The Nether World' is a novel that depicts life amongst the poor in the Clerkenwell of the 1870s. Gissing's exposure of London's squalor and poverty is characterised by Zolaesque intensity and relentlessness
129 editions published between 1888 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,399 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Written in 1888, 'The Nether World' is a novel that depicts life amongst the poor in the Clerkenwell of the 1870s. Gissing's exposure of London's squalor and poverty is characterised by Zolaesque intensity and relentlessness
The whirlpool by
George Gissing(
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115 editions published between 1897 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,166 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
'Marriage rarely means happiness, either for man or woman; if it be not too grievous to be borne, one must thank the fates and take courage'. The greatest of English realist novelists, famous for New Grub Street, George Gissing creates in The Whirlpool an astonish picture of characters caught in the vortex of London, struggling to understand how they can make sense of their lives in a society of remorseless faithlessness and social snobbery. A whole era is magnificently brought to life in all its glamour and squalor - and at the book's heart lies one of the most remarkable figures in English literature: Alma Rolfe, torn between an idyll of rural domesticity and her career in London as a musician
115 editions published between 1897 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,166 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
'Marriage rarely means happiness, either for man or woman; if it be not too grievous to be borne, one must thank the fates and take courage'. The greatest of English realist novelists, famous for New Grub Street, George Gissing creates in The Whirlpool an astonish picture of characters caught in the vortex of London, struggling to understand how they can make sense of their lives in a society of remorseless faithlessness and social snobbery. A whole era is magnificently brought to life in all its glamour and squalor - and at the book's heart lies one of the most remarkable figures in English literature: Alma Rolfe, torn between an idyll of rural domesticity and her career in London as a musician
Demos; a story of English socialism by
George Gissing(
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124 editions published between 1884 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 1,113 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Richard Mutimer is a young lower-class working-man who unexpectedly inherits a large fortune. He becomes the leader of a socialist movement and decides to use his inheritance to set up a cooperative factory. However, his new wealth and power serve to highlight the defects of his character and he begins to treat his workers harshly, as well as abandoning the girl of his own station to whom he had been engaged
124 editions published between 1884 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 1,113 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Richard Mutimer is a young lower-class working-man who unexpectedly inherits a large fortune. He becomes the leader of a socialist movement and decides to use his inheritance to set up a cooperative factory. However, his new wealth and power serve to highlight the defects of his character and he begins to treat his workers harshly, as well as abandoning the girl of his own station to whom he had been engaged
Born in exile; a novel by
George Gissing(
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104 editions published between 1892 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,064 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Leaving his lowly Midlands home to pursue his career as a journalist among the free-thinkers of London, Godwin Peak's origins and poverty hinder him at every turn. Publishing an article attacking the hypocrisy of the Victorian Church gives him his break. His future dims, however, when he falls catastrophically in love with the devout Sidwell Warricombe
104 editions published between 1892 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,064 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Leaving his lowly Midlands home to pursue his career as a journalist among the free-thinkers of London, Godwin Peak's origins and poverty hinder him at every turn. Publishing an article attacking the hypocrisy of the Victorian Church gives him his break. His future dims, however, when he falls catastrophically in love with the devout Sidwell Warricombe
In the year of jubilee; a novel by
George Gissing(
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98 editions published between 1894 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,063 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Nancy Lord, an accomplished modern London woman of the 1890's finds that life can have unexpected complications when she falls in love with the wayward Lionel Tarrant
98 editions published between 1894 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,063 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Nancy Lord, an accomplished modern London woman of the 1890's finds that life can have unexpected complications when she falls in love with the wayward Lionel Tarrant
Thyrza : a tale by
George Gissing(
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98 editions published between 1887 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 958 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Thyrza Trent, a young hat-trimmer, meets and falls in love with Walter Egremont, an Oxford-trained idealist who gives lectures on literature to workers. Trapped by birth and circumstance, Thyrza is attempting to escape her destiny in this tale of ambition, romance, betrayal and disillusionment
98 editions published between 1887 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 958 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Thyrza Trent, a young hat-trimmer, meets and falls in love with Walter Egremont, an Oxford-trained idealist who gives lectures on literature to workers. Trapped by birth and circumstance, Thyrza is attempting to escape her destiny in this tale of ambition, romance, betrayal and disillusionment
The unclassed by
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85 editions published between 1895 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 934 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Osmond Waymark, a struggling teacher answers a magazine advertisement, placed by Julian Casti, a half-Italian who had felt himself to be rejected by society. The two strike up a meaningful and deep friendship
85 editions published between 1895 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 934 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Osmond Waymark, a struggling teacher answers a magazine advertisement, placed by Julian Casti, a half-Italian who had felt himself to be rejected by society. The two strike up a meaningful and deep friendship
The emancipated : a novel by
George Gissing(
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74 editions published between 1890 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 867 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Miriam Baske, a young widow, freed from the constraints of making a living, leaves behind the grey stone chapels and flinty hearts of Lancashire for the sun and artistic splendour of Italy. She meets a host of her countrymen vacationing and occupying themselves with travel, art, philosophy, romance, and improving their health
74 editions published between 1890 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 867 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Miriam Baske, a young widow, freed from the constraints of making a living, leaves behind the grey stone chapels and flinty hearts of Lancashire for the sun and artistic splendour of Italy. She meets a host of her countrymen vacationing and occupying themselves with travel, art, philosophy, romance, and improving their health
The town traveller by
George Gissing(
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85 editions published between 1898 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 845 WorldCat member 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
85 editions published between 1898 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 845 WorldCat member 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
A life's morning by
George Gissing(
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70 editions published between 1888 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 836 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The story of a poor, yet cultivated, young woman, Emily Hood, from a small town in the north of England. While serving as a governess to a wealthy country family, she becomes enamored of her employer's son, Wilfrid Athel, and the two are engaged. However, during a visit to her parents' home, she is confronted by her father's employer, Dagworthy, who threatens to expose her father as a thief unless Emily marries him"--Wikipedia
70 editions published between 1888 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 836 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The story of a poor, yet cultivated, young woman, Emily Hood, from a small town in the north of England. While serving as a governess to a wealthy country family, she becomes enamored of her employer's son, Wilfrid Athel, and the two are engaged. However, during a visit to her parents' home, she is confronted by her father's employer, Dagworthy, who threatens to expose her father as a thief unless Emily marries him"--Wikipedia
Will Warburton; a romance of real life by
George Gissing(
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75 editions published between 1903 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 835 WorldCat member 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
75 editions published between 1903 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 835 WorldCat member 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
Veranilda; a romance by
George Gissing(
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51 editions published between 1904 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 813 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The love story is not an unrequited romance - the two lovers are aware of their feelings for each other - as much as it is an unrewarded one, for the plot revolves around keeping the two from each other, as Veranilda becomes a pawn between the competing courts of Justinian and Totila. The story of Veranilda takes place during the time of the Gothic King Totila's advance on Naples and Rome
51 editions published between 1904 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 813 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The love story is not an unrequited romance - the two lovers are aware of their feelings for each other - as much as it is an unrewarded one, for the plot revolves around keeping the two from each other, as Veranilda becomes a pawn between the competing courts of Justinian and Totila. The story of Veranilda takes place during the time of the Gothic King Totila's advance on Naples and Rome
Our friend the charlatan; a novel by
George Gissing(
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61 editions published between 1901 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 755 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
As he waited for his breakfast, never served to time, Mr. Lashmar drummed upon the window-pane, and seemed to watch a blackbird lunching with much gusto about the moist lawn of Alverholme Vicarage. But his gaze was absent and worried. The countenance of the reverend gentleman rarely wore any other expression, for he took to heart all human miseries and follies, and lived in a ceaseless mild indignation against the tenor of the age
61 editions published between 1901 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 755 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
As he waited for his breakfast, never served to time, Mr. Lashmar drummed upon the window-pane, and seemed to watch a blackbird lunching with much gusto about the moist lawn of Alverholme Vicarage. But his gaze was absent and worried. The countenance of the reverend gentleman rarely wore any other expression, for he took to heart all human miseries and follies, and lived in a ceaseless mild indignation against the tenor of the age
The crown of life by
George Gissing(
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62 editions published between 1899 and 2016 in English and held by 728 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Gissing's own life takes a turn for the better and this novel reflects a more optimistic view of life with such prominent themes as spiritual life, importance of love in life, consideration for depth in relationships, criticism of stale Victorian norms of marriage
62 editions published between 1899 and 2016 in English and held by 728 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Gissing's own life takes a turn for the better and this novel reflects a more optimistic view of life with such prominent themes as spiritual life, importance of love in life, consideration for depth in relationships, criticism of stale Victorian norms of marriage
Denzil Quarrier; a novel by
George Gissing(
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60 editions published between 1891 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 659 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Popular Victorian-era novelist George Gissing was best known for his realistic portrayals of social problems in the period in texts such as New Grub Street. The novel Denzil Quarrier finds Gissing stretching beyond this well-trod comfort zone, telling the story of an heir to a Norwegian timber fortune in a gripping character study that is heavily influenced by the work of playwright Henrik Ibsen
60 editions published between 1891 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 659 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Popular Victorian-era novelist George Gissing was best known for his realistic portrayals of social problems in the period in texts such as New Grub Street. The novel Denzil Quarrier finds Gissing stretching beyond this well-trod comfort zone, telling the story of an heir to a Norwegian timber fortune in a gripping character study that is heavily influenced by the work of playwright Henrik Ibsen
The paying guest by
George Gissing(
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49 editions published between 1895 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 581 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Over the course of his literary careeer, George Gissing emerged as a chronicler of Britain's emerging middle class. In novels such as New Grub Street, he took it upon himself to outline the challenges facing this new demographic niche, which he described as "well educated, fairly bred, but without money." The Paying Guest explores same of the same themes -- class tensions, intrigue, and the grit beneath the glittering surface of the Victorian era
49 editions published between 1895 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 581 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Over the course of his literary careeer, George Gissing emerged as a chronicler of Britain's emerging middle class. In novels such as New Grub Street, he took it upon himself to outline the challenges facing this new demographic niche, which he described as "well educated, fairly bred, but without money." The Paying Guest explores same of the same themes -- class tensions, intrigue, and the grit beneath the glittering surface of the Victorian era
By the Ionian Sea by
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83 editions published between 1901 and 2010 in English and French and held by 578 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
English novelist George Gissing traveled to southern Italy to walk in the footsteps of ancient poets, monks, and generals. A deeply personal work, which reveals his love of books and history, this is a vivid account of the region's poverty and hardship at the turn of the nineteenth century, as well as its glorious past
83 editions published between 1901 and 2010 in English and French and held by 578 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
English novelist George Gissing traveled to southern Italy to walk in the footsteps of ancient poets, monks, and generals. A deeply personal work, which reveals his love of books and history, this is a vivid account of the region's poverty and hardship at the turn of the nineteenth century, as well as its glorious past
Eve's ransom; a novel by
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66 editions published between 1895 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 563 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set partly in Birmingham, London and Paris, we follow the fortunes of a young disgruntled draughtsman who tries to woo an equally dissatisfied young woman
66 editions published between 1895 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 563 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set partly in Birmingham, London and Paris, we follow the fortunes of a young disgruntled draughtsman who tries to woo an equally dissatisfied young woman
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Related Identities
- Coustillas, Pierre Author of introduction Other Author Editor Translator
- Dickens, Charles 1812-1870 Author
- Korg, Jacob Other Author Editor
- Partridge, Colin Editor
- James, Henry 1843-1916
- Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich 1818-1883
- Turton, Glyn 1945- Author
- Collie, Michael 1929- Author
- Selig, Robert L. Author
- Rawlinson, Barbara Author Editor
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Art appreciation Authors Authors, English Authors, English--Political and social views Bertz, Eduard, Conrad, Joseph, Consumption (Economics) in literature Dreiser, Theodore, Eliot, George, England England--London English fiction English literature Fiction Friendship Gissing, George, Great Britain Hardy, Thomas, Ibsen, Henrik, Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Intellectual life Italy Italy, Southern Journalists Literature and society Manners and customs Middle class women Naturalism in literature Novelists, English Political and social views Political fiction, English Politics and literature Poor--Social conditions Poverty Publishers and publishing Realism in literature Single women Sisters Socialism Socialists Social problems in literature Switzerland Travel Victoria,--Queen of Great Britain, Wells, H. G.--(Herbert George), Women Women and literature Women--Employment Women in literature Zola, Émile,
Alternative Names
George Gissing Brits schrijver
George Gissing brittisk författare
George Gissing écrivain britannique
George Gissing, Jr
George Gissing scrittore inglese
George Robert Gissing englischer Schriftsteller
Gissing, G.
Gissing George
Gissing, George 1857-1903
Gissing, George R. 1857-1903
Gissing George Robert
Gissing George Robert 1857-1903
Τζορτζ Γκίσινγκ
Джордж Гиссинг
Джордж Гіссінг
Джордж Гісінг
جارج گسنگ
گيسينگ، جورج
기싱, 조지 1857-1903
기싱, 조지 로버트 1857-1903
기싱, 죠-지 1857-1903
깃싱, G. 1857-1903
깃싱, 조오지 1857-1903
깃싱, 조지 로버트 1857-1903
ギッシング
ギッシング, ジョージ
ギッシング, ジョージ・ロバート
ジョージ・ギッシング
乔治·吉辛
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