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George Gissing

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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English novelist

Born 22 November 1857
Died 28 December 1903

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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: Thyrza: a tale

    First published in 1887 26 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition thyrzatale01giss Cover of edition thyrzaatale00gissgoog Cover of edition thyrzatale0000giss
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  • Cover of: Eve's ransom

    First published in 1895 25 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition cu31924013458108 Cover of edition evesransom00giss_0
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  • Cover of: A life's morning.

    First published in 1888 23 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition lifesmorning02giss
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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: Will Warburton: a romance of real life

    First published in 1905 20 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition cu31924013458421 Cover of edition willwarburtonrom00giss Cover of edition willwarburtonrom0000giss_a4v7
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  • Cover of: The emancipated: a novel

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    First published in 2008 20 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Nether World Illustrated

    First published in 2020 19 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Odd Women

    First published in 1998 18 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The paying guest.

    First published in 1895 18 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition payingguest00gissrich Cover of edition payinggues00giss Cover of edition payingguest0000giss
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  • Cover of: Our friend the charlatan

    First published in 1901 17 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition ourfriendcharlat0000giss
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  • Cover of: New Grub Street Annotated

    First published in 2021 17 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Selected English Short Stories: (Nineteenth Century)

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  • Cover of: The house of cobwebs, and other stories

    First published in 1906 16 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition cu31924013458116
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  • Cover of: New Grub Street

    First published in 2011 15 editions in 1 language
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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: Nether World Annotated

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  • Cover of: Human odds and ends

    First published in 1897 12 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition humanoddsendssto00giss Cover of edition humanoddsendsst00giss Cover of edition humanoddsendssto0000giss
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English novelist

Born 22 November 1857
Died 28 December 1903
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, Children's fiction, Description and travel, English Authors, Fiction, short stories (single author), Great britain, social life and customs, fiction
Places
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)
Time
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