George Gissing
Born 22 November 1857 · Died 28 December 1903
From Wakefield, England, United Kingdom · Nationality: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · Writes fiction
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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Books by George Gissing in order
Books by George Gissing in the order they were published, from The Unclassed (1884) to The Perfect Ghost Story (2004).
- 1The Unclassed
The Unclassed1884 - 2Demos
Demos1886 - 3Thyrza
Thyrza1887 - 4A Life's Morning
A Life's Morning1888 - 5The Nether World
The Nether World1889 - 6Denzil Quarrier
Denzil Quarrier1891 - 7New Grub Street, a Novel
New Grub Street, a Novel1891 - 8Born in Exile
Born in Exile1892 - 9The Odd Women
The Odd Women1893 - 10In the Year of Jubilee
In the Year of Jubilee1894 - 11Sleeping Fires
Sleeping Fires1895 - 12The Paying Guest
The Paying Guest1895 - 13Human Odds and Ends
Human Odds and Ends1897 - 14Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens1898 - 15The Crown of Life
The Crown of Life1899 - 16Rare George Gissing
Rare George Gissing1900 - 17By the Ionian Sea
By the Ionian Sea1901 - 18Veranilda
Veranilda1904 - 19Collected Works of George Gissing on Charles Dickens
Collected Works of George Gissing on Charles Dickens2004 - 20The Perfect Ghost Story
The Perfect Ghost Story2004 - 21London and the Life of Literature in Late Victorian England
London and the Life of Literature in Late Victorian England - 22New Grubb StreetNew Grubb Street
- 23Short Stories of To-day and Yesterday
Short Stories of To-day and Yesterday - 24The House of Cobwebs, and Other Stories
The House of Cobwebs, and Other StoriesWhat's in it (16)