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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: Odd Women Illustrated

    First published in 2020 70 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 2020 69 editions in 1 language
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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: 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: Odd Women: Large Print

    First published in 2017 44 editions in 1 language
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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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    First published in 2011 35 editions in 1 language
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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: The unclassed

    First published in 1884 32 editions in 1 language — 7 previewable Cover of edition unclassednovel01giss Cover of edition theunclassed00giss Cover of edition unclassed00gissuoft Cover of edition unclassed00giss Cover of edition unclassed00gissgoog Cover of edition unclassed0000giss
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  • Cover of: The whirlpool

    First published in 1897 31 editions in 1 language — 9 previewable Cover of edition cu31924013458405 Cover of edition whirlpool00giss Cover of edition cu31924013458413 Cover of edition whirlpoo00giss Cover of edition thewhirlpool00gissuoft Cover of edition whirlpool00gissgoog Cover of edition whirlpool0000giss_n0y3 Cover of edition whirlpool0000giss_w3a9
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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: 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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    First published in 2021 29 editions in 1 language
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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: By the Ionian Sea.

    First published in 1901 29 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition bytheioniansea00giss Cover of edition cu31924028333205 Cover of edition byionianseanotes00gissuoft Cover of edition byioniansea0000giss Cover of edition byionianseanotes00geor
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  • Cover of: town traveller

    First published in 1898 28 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition towntraveller00gissuoft Cover of edition thetowntraveller00giss Cover of edition cihm_28996 Cover of edition towntraveller00gissgoog
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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