New Grub Street
$38.66
- Paperback
544 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2003
Summary
Hailed as Gissing’s finest novel, New Grub Street portrays the intrigues and hardships of the publishing world in late Victorian England. In a materialistic, class-conscious society that rewards commercial savvy over artistic achievement, authors and scholars struggle to earn a living without compromising their standards. “Even as the novel chills us with its still-recognizable portrayal of the crass and vulgar world of literary endeavor,” writes Francine Prose in her Introduction, “…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375761102 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0375761101 |
| Author: | George Gissing, Francine Prose |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Modern Library Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 544 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2003 |
| Weight: | 442g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 131mm x 31mm |
| Series: | Modern Library Classics |
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“The most impressive of Gissing’s books … England has produced very few better novelists.” - George Orwell
“The most impressive of Gissing’s books … England has produced very few better novelists.” —George Orwell
About The Author
George Gissing
Francine Prose’s most recent book is The Lives of the Muses- Nine Women and the Artists They Inspired. A contributing editor at Harper’s, she is the author of ten books of fiction, including Blue Angel, a 2000 National Book Award finalist.
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