New Grub Street |
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| Author:
| Gissing, George R. |
| Series title: | Timeless Wisdom Collection |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5347-9654-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2016 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $11.70 |
Book Description:
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George Robert Gissing (1857 - 1903) was an English novelist who published 23 novels between 1880 and 1903. New Grub Street is among his most famous ones, and is set in the literary and journalistic circles of 1880s London It deals with the literary world that Gissing himself had experienced. The title refers to the London street, Grub Street, which in the 18th century became synonymous with hack literature; by Gissing's time, Grub Street no longer existed, though...
More DescriptionGeorge Robert Gissing (1857 - 1903) was an English novelist who published 23 novels between 1880 and 1903. New Grub Street is among his most famous ones, and is set in the literary and journalistic circles of 1880s London It deals with the literary world that Gissing himself had experienced. The title refers to the London street, Grub Street, which in the 18th century became synonymous with hack literature; by Gissing's time, Grub Street no longer existed, though hack-writing certainly did. Its two central characters are a sharply contrasted pair of writers: Edwin Reardon, a novelist of some talent but limited commercial prospects, and a shy, cerebral man; and Jasper Milvain, a young journalist, hard-working and capable of generosity, but cynical and only semi-scrupulous about writing and its purpose in the modern (i.e. late Victorian) world.