| New Grub Street Contributor(s): Mybook (Editor), George, Gissing (Author) |
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ISBN: 1546792279 ISBN-13: 9781546792277 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $18.03 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 6" W x 9" (1.52 lbs) 522 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The story deals with the literary world that Gissing himself had experienced. Its title refers to the London street, Grub Street, which in the 18th century became synonymous with hack literature; by Gissing's time, Grub Street itself 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. |