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George Gissing

22 November 1857 - 28 December 1903

George Robert Gissing was an English novelist who published twenty-three novels between 1880 and 1903. Although his early works are naturalistic, he developed into one of the the most accomplished realists of the late-Victorian era. Born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, to lower-middle class parents, Gissing went on to win a scholarship to Owens College, the present day Victoria University of Manchester. A brilliant student, he excelled at university, winning many coveted prizes, including the Shakespeare scholarship 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. By the end of the century, critics placed him with Thomas Hardy and George Meredith as one of three leading novelists in England. He was friends with H. G. Wells and his wife.

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  • Cover of: The odd women

    First published in 1893 36 editions in 2 languages — 8 previewable Cover of edition oddwomen00giss_0 Cover of edition oddwomen0000giss_p5w9 Cover of edition oddwomen00giss Cover of edition oddwomen00geor Cover of edition oddwomen0000giss Cover of edition oddwomen0000geor Cover of edition oddwomen0000giss_r5s5
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  • Cover of: New Grub Street

    First published in 1891 48 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition newgrubstreet0000giss_c5j9 Cover of edition newgrubstreet0000giss Cover of edition newgrubstreet0000giss_l1j1 Cover of edition newgrubstreet0000giss_m7k3
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  • Cover of: Born in exile: a novel

    First published in 1892 30 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition borninexile0000giss_u6n3 Cover of edition borninexile0000giss Cover of edition borninexile0000giss_c2w1
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  • Cover of: The private papers of Henry Ryecroft

    First published in 1900 48 editions in 2 languages — 9 previewable Cover of edition papersofhprivate00gissrich Cover of edition privatepapersofh00gissuoft Cover of edition cihm_72478 Cover of edition privatepapersofh00gissrich Cover of edition privatepapersofh0000giss_w4j9 Cover of edition privatepapersofh0000giss_w7l5 Cover of edition privatepapersofh0000giss_w6e3 Cover of edition privatepapersofh00giss
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  • Cover of: In the year of jubilee: a novel.

    First published in 1894 30 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition cu31924013458157 Cover of edition inyearofjubilee00gissrich Cover of edition inyearofjubilee00giss Cover of edition inyearofjubilee00gissuoft Cover of edition inyearofjubilee0000giss
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  • Cover of: Charles Dickens: a critical study

    First published in 1898 14 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition charlesdickens0000giss_j7o2 Cover of edition charlesdickenscr00gissuoft Cover of edition charlesdickenscr0000giss
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  • Cover of: Demos: a story of English socialism

    First published in 1800 35 editions in 1 language — 10 previewable Cover of edition demosstoryofengl01gissrich Cover of edition demosgissing00gissiala Cover of edition demosstoryofengl00giss Cover of edition demosstoryofengl03gissrich Cover of edition demosstoryofengl02gissrich Cover of edition demosstoryofeng00giss Cover of edition demosstoryofengl01giss Cover of edition demosastoryengl00gissgoog Cover of edition demos0000geor_i8l7
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  • Cover of: Human odds and ends: stories and sketches

    First published in 1897 12 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition humanoddsendssto00giss Cover of edition cu31924013458132 Cover of edition humanoddsendssto0000giss
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  • Cover of: Sleeping fires

    First published in 1895 11 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition sleepingfires00gissrich Cover of edition sleepingfires00gissgoog Cover of edition sleepingfires0000giss
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  • Cover of: The crown of life

    First published in 1899 23 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition crownoflife00gissuoft Cover of edition crownoflife00gissrich Cover of edition crownoflif00giss Cover of edition crownlife00gissgoog
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  • Cover of: Denzil Quarrier

    First published in 1891 29 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition cu31924013458074 Cover of edition denzilquarrie00giss Cover of edition denzilquarrier00gissgoog Cover of edition denzilquarrier0000giss
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  • Cover of: The nether world: a novel

    First published in 1889 27 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition netherworld0000giss Cover of edition netherworldnovel0000giss Cover of edition netherworldthewo00geor Cover of edition netherworld0000giss_h5d3
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  • Cover of: Veranilda: a romance

    First published in 1904 27 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition veranildaromance00gissuoft Cover of edition veranilda00giss Cover of edition veranildaromance00giss Cover of edition veranildaromance00gissiala Cover of edition veranildaromance00gissrich
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  • Cover of: Romance: short stories by great writers

    First published in 1920 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: New Grub Street

    First published in 1968 2 editions — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Collected works of George Gissing on Charles Dickens

    First published in 2004 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Mujeres Sin Pareja (Clasica)

    First published in 2002 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: New Grubb Street

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  • Cover of: London and the life of literature in late Victorian England: the diary of George Gissing, novelist

    First published in 1978 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition londonlifeoflite0000giss
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  • Cover of: The paying guest

    First published in 1895 18 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition payinggues00giss Cover of edition payingguest00giss Cover of edition payingguest0000giss
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Subjects
Fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Social life and customs, England, fiction, Fiction, general, London (england), fiction, Correspondence, Fiction, historical, general, English Novelists, Fiction, psychological, Criticism and interpretation, Fiction, family life, general, Gissing, george, 1857-1903, Authors, fiction, Biography, English literature, Friendship, fiction, Journalists, fiction, Manners and customs, Authors, Description and travel, English Authors, Fiction, short stories (single author), Great britain, social life and customs, fiction, History
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England, London (England), Great Britain, Italy, California, Dublin, Heaven, Ireland, London, San Marino, Southern Italy, Toledo, United States, Valley of the Many-Colored Grass
People
George Gissing (1857-1903), Charles Dickens (1812-1870), Edward Clodd (1840-1930), Alfred Tennyson Tennyson Baron (1809-1892), Charles Dickens (1719-1793), Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Eduard Bertz, Eduard Bertz (1853-1931), Eleonora, Ermengarde, Ethelred, Father Time, Frederic George Kitton (1856-1904), George Robert Gissing (1857-1903), H. G. Wells (1866-1946), Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), Madeline Usher, Mr. Doran, Mrs. Mooney, Polly Mooney, Robert Burns (1759-1796), Roderick Usher, Strand Magazine, Thomas Seccombe (1866-1923)
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19th century, 18th century, 476-774

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Alternative names

  • George Robert Gissing
  • George, Gissing
  • GISSING, GEORGE, 1857-1903.
  • George GISSING
  • George, Gissing,
  • George George Gissing
  • George `Gissing
  • George Gissing Gissing
  • GEORGE GISSING
  • George 1857-1903 Gissing
  • Gissing George
  • George Gissing; Robert Shafer [Ed]
  • George. Gissing
  • George Gissing; Algernon and Ellen Gissing

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November 18, 2023 Edited by OnFrATa merge authors
November 18, 2023 Edited by Marla Added bio and birth/death dates
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
May 18, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import