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George Gissing's best-known novel shows us the literary underbelly of Victorian England, and the writers striving to forge their reputations in 'the street of no shame'.
'As a study in the pathology of the literary life it is unequalled, and still surprisingly relevant' David Lodge, Independent
Grub Street - where would-be writers aim high, publishers plumb the depths and literature is a trade, never a calling. In a literary world disfigured by greed and explotation, two very different writers rise and fall- Edward Reardon, a novelist whose high standards prevent him from pandering to the common taste, and Jasper Milvain, who possesses no such scruples. Gissing's dark and darkly funny novel presents a little-seen but richly absorbing slice of nineteeth-century society.
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ANTHONY QUINN
'As a study in the pathology of the literary life it is unequalled, and still surprisingly relevant' David Lodge, Independent
Grub Street - where would-be writers aim high, publishers plumb the depths and literature is a trade, never a calling. In a literary world disfigured by greed and explotation, two very different writers rise and fall- Edward Reardon, a novelist whose high standards prevent him from pandering to the common taste, and Jasper Milvain, who possesses no such scruples. Gissing's dark and darkly funny novel presents a little-seen but richly absorbing slice of nineteeth-century society.
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ANTHONY QUINN
| ISBN-13 | 9780099589228 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0099589222 |
| Weight | 2.31 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 5.00 x 1.50 x 8.00 In |
| List Price | $17.95 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Format | - |
|---|---|
| Pages | 672 pages |
| Publisher | Random House UK |
| Published On | 2014-09-01 |
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