New Grub Street by George Gissing
New Grub Street is George Gissing's 1891 novel set in the writing circles of London in the 1880s. A place that became synonymous with the writing of hack literature, Grub Street is a street in London, England and represents the setting of the novel. It is here that talented and cerebral novelist Edwin Reardon and the semi-scrupulous Jasper Milvain attempt to pursue success, love, and-often above all else-money. As a realistic picture of the literary life in late Victorian England, New Grub Street has few rivals. This classic tale of money versus morals is considered Gissing's masterpiece and would make for a fantastic addition to any bookshelf. Contents include: A Man of his Day, The House of Yule, Holiday, An Author and his Wife, The Way Hither, Practical Friend, Marian's Home, To The Winning Side, Invita Minerva, The Friends of the Family, Respite Work Without Hope, A Warning, Recruits, etc. George Robert Gissing (1857-1903) was a British novelist. From 1880 to 1903, he published 23 novels, and also worked as a teacher and tutor during his life. Other notable works by this author include: The Nether World (1889) and The Odd Women (1893).New Grub Street is George Gissing's 1891 novel set in the writing circles of London in the 1880s. A place that became synonymous with the writing of hack literature, Grub Street is a street in London, England and represents the setting of the novel. It is here that talented and cerebral novelist Edwin Reardon and the semi-scrupulous Jasper Milvain attempt to pursue success, love, and-often above all else-money. As a realistic picture of the literary life in late Victorian England, New Grub Street has few rivals. This classic tale of money versus morals is considered Gissing's masterpiece and would make for a fantastic addition to any bookshelf. Contents include: A Man of his Day, The House of Yule, Holiday, An Author and his Wife, The Way Hither, Practical Friend, Marian's Home, To The Winning Side, Invita Minerva, The Friends of the Family, Respite Work Without Hope, A Warning, Recruits, etc. George Robert Gissing (1857-1903) was a British novelist. From 1880 to 1903, he published 23 novels, and also worked as a teacher and tutor during his life. Other notable works by this author include: The Nether World (1889) and The Odd Women (1893).
“Few novels detail with such sparkling, bitter intelligence the emotional and financial toll that creating and publishing fiction can take on a writer’s lifeYet, for all its bleakness, Gissing’s satire remains a compelling read and a bracing book to teach, because it captures, like no other Victorian novel, the strains of innovation and enervation that alternately inspire and beleaguer its weary idealists and cunning pragmatists. New Grub Street has fresh relevance for us, as Stephen Arata’s skilful introduction makes clear, because all its major themes—the pressures of commerce, financial precariousness, dwindling interest in literature and print journalism, and concern about maintaining a serious forum for art and ideas—are, if anything, even more urgent matters today.” — Christopher Lane, Northwestern University, author of Hatred and Civility: The Antisocial Life in Victorian England (2004)
Stephen Arata is Associate Professor of English at the University of Virginia. He is the editor of the Broadview edition of William Morris’s News from Nowhere (2002).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781551115023 |
| ISBN 10 | 1551115026 |
| Title | New Grub Street |
| Author | George Gissing |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Broadview Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-09-30 |
| Number of pages | 559 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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