The Life Of George Gissing
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| Originally published | 1982 |
| Authors | Paul Delany |
| Genres | Biography |
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| ID | 1952508 |
About The Life Of George Gissing
George Orwell was asked to write a biography of George Gissing, having hailed him as 'perhaps the best novelist England has produced. ' He had to refuse, and instead of a book like this one, Orwell wrote a novel, 1984. His closeness to Gissing can help draw the map of English literature from 1880 to 1950. . . .