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George R. Gissing

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born

November 23, 1857 in Wakefield (Yorkshire), The United Kingdom

died

December 28, 1903

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Literature & Fiction

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George Robert Gissing was an English novelist who published twenty-three novels between 1880 and 1903. From his early naturalistic works, he developed into one of the most accomplished realists of the late-Victorian era.

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Books by George R. Gissing

Average rating: 3.76 · 1,480 ratings · 160 reviews · 84 distinct works

	New Grub Street 3.85 avg rating — 648 ratings — published 1891 — 47 editions	My rating:
	The Odd Women 3.73 avg rating — 496 ratings — published 1893 — 47 editions	My rating:
	The Nether World 3.74 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1889 — 25 editions	My rating:
	In the Year of Jubilee 3.60 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1893 — 23 editions	My rating:
	The Whirlpool 3.58 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1897 — 23 editions	My rating:
	Born In Exile 3.84 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1891 — 38 editions	My rating:
	The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft 3.74 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1902 — 21 editions	My rating:
	Eve's Ransom 3.43 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1894 — 39 editions	My rating:
	The Unclassed 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1883 — 25 editions	My rating:
	By the Ionian Sea: Notes of a Ramble in Southern Italy 3.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1899 — 34 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by George R. Gissing

“The misery of having no time to read a thousand glorious books.”
― George R. Gissing

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“It is the mind which creates the world around us, and even though we stand side by side in the same meadow, my eyes will never see what is beheld by yours, my heart will never stir to the emotions with which yours is touched.”
― George R. Gissing

tags: relationships , thought

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“Life is a huge farce, and the advantage of possessing a sense of humour is that it enables one to defy fate with mocking laughter.”
― George R. Gissing

tags: humor , life , pessimism

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