Gissing: 139 books

Eve Madeley, a highly educated but poor bookkeeper, arouses the interest of Maurice Hilliard, an architect and inventor, who tries to sweep her off her feet. Though he’s hardly better off financially then she, he persuades her to accompany him to Paris. Considered one of Gissing’s best, this 1895 novel explores money and marriage with unusual honesty and realism.

Edmund Langley, un uomo inglese ricco e colto, trascorre un lungo periodo ad Atene, tra passeggiate in mezzo alle rovine dell’antica civiltà greca e l’ozioso studio dei classici. Un giorno incontra casualmente Worboys, un pedante e stravagante archeologo e suo vecchio compagno di studi a Cambridge,...

Novelist, born at Wakefield. In his novels he depicted the environment and struggles of the lower and lower middle classes with a somewhat pessimistic and depressing realism, although his last work, The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft, seemed to usher in the dawn of a somewhat brighter outlook. His...

George Gissing was a British novelist, most famous for his novels The Nether World, New Grub Street, and The Odd Women. He is said to have been primarily influenced by Emile Zola.

George Gissing was a British novelist, most famous for his novels The Nether World, New Grub Street, and The Odd Women. He is said to have been primarily influenced by Emile Zola.

Vincent Lacour rose at eleven these dark mornings; by half-past twelve he had breakfasted and was at leisure. To begin the day with an elastic interval of leisure seemed to him a primary condition of tolerable existence. From his bedroom windows he had a glimpse of a very busy street, along which,...

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.

The narrative portrays a protagonist who faces and overcomes hurdles posed by life. He initially struggles in the clutches of fate but then comes to terms with existence and its challenges. With realism and sincerity Gissing has blithely portrayed life in all its dimensions.

George Gissing was a British novelist, most famous for his novels The Nether World, New Grub Street, and The Odd Women. He is said to have been primarily influenced by Emile Zola.

The Odd Women is an 1893 novel by the English novelist George Gissing. Its themes are the role of women in society, marriage, morals and the early feminist movement.

A love story, The Crown of Life was inspired by writer George Gissing’s feelings for the young author Gabrielle Marie Edith Fleury, whom he met in 1898 while he was estranged from his wife Edith. Rich in detail, the narrative ends on an optimistic note—namely that happiness is possible.

Written when George Gissing was a struggling unknown novelist in his mid-twenties, this sprawling work of Victorian realism and romance is an ambitious achievement that far exceeds the author's age and experience. The novel centers on friends Osmond Waymark and Julian Casti, both part of the bohemian...

Novelist, born at Wakefield. In his novels he depicted the environment and struggles of the lower and lower middle classes with a somewhat pessimistic and depressing realism, although his last work, The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft, seemed to usher in the dawn of a somewhat brighter outlook. His...

In this novel about the late Victorian era Gissing embellished the issues faced by the women of that society. The tribulations of maidenhood and the obstacles in maintaining a respectable frontage are highlighted. The attitude of the society and the hollow conformance to its rules has been dwelled upon in the narrative. An engrossing and in-depth estimation.