George Gissing (November 22, 1857 – December 28, 1903) was a British novelist. Although Victorian in chronological terms, his work marked a trend towards the cynicism of the 20th century novel. His best known work is the masterpiece New Grub Street. November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Accession to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian Era of Great Britain is considered the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...

He was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, and won a scholarship to Owens College, the original University of Manchester. A promising student, he fared well at Owens College, but his tenure as a student was affected when he fell in love with a local prostitute, Marianne Harrison. With little money to spare, Gissing engaged in theft in order to support Marianne, stealing from other students. In 1876, he was caught and convicted of theft and forced to leave the university; he spent a short time in prison. Afterwards, he emigrated to the USA, where he began his career as a writer, having some short stories published in the Chicago Tribune. On returning to Britain, he married Marianne, with whom he had little in common. Although he succeeded in having several novels published, he was forced to work as a teacher to make ends meet. When Marianne died, he re-married, to an equally unsuitable woman, from whom he was soon separated. He struck up a friendship with emancipator Clara Collet, but, while visiting Paris in 1898, he met Gabrielle Fleury, and went to live with her for the remainder of his life. For other uses of the word, see Wakefield (disambiguation). ... Yorkshire as a traditional county. ... The University of Manchester in Manchester, England is a university that was formed from the merger of the Victoria University of Manchester (commonly known as the University of Manchester before the merger) and UMIST (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology) on 1 October 2004. ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Theft (also known as stealing) is in general, the wrongful taking of someone elses property without that persons willful consent. ... This article is in need of attention. ... The Chicago Tribune, formerly self-styled as the Worlds Greatest Newspaper, remains the leading daily newspaper of the Midwestern United States. ... Clara Collet, (1860-1948) was pivotal in affecting many reforms which greatly improved working conditions and pay for women (and some men) during the early part of the twentieth century. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Works

• Workers in the Dawn (1880)
• The Unclassed (1884)
• Demos (1886)
• Thyrza (1887)
• A Life's Morning (1888)
• The Nether World (1889)
• The Emancipated (1890)
• New Grub Street (1891)
• Denzil Quarrier (1892)
• Born In Exile (1892)
• The Odd Women (1893)
• In the Year of Jubilee (1894)
• Eve's Ransom (1895)
• The Paying Guest (1895)
• The Whirlpool (1897)
• The Town Traveller (1898)
• Charles Dickens: a Critical Study (1898)
• The Crown Of Life (1899)
• By the Ionian Sea (1901)
• Our Friend the Charlatan (1901)
• The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft (1903)
• Will Warburton (1905)
• Veranilda (1903, unfinished)

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External links

• Online editions of his works
• The George Gissing Website