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Gissing
[ gis-ing ]
noun
- George (Robert), 1857–1903, English novelist.
Gissing
/ ˈɡɪsɪŋ /
noun
- GissingGeorge (Robert)18571903MEnglishWRITING: novelist George ( Robert ). 1857–1903, English novelist, noted for his depiction of middle-class poverty. His works include Demos (1886) and New Grub Street (1891)
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Mr. Gissing's characters are real living men and women; they are drawn with great skill, sympathy, and truth.'
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The mornings are like a realistic novel of Gissing's after a fairy tale.
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It was strange, since Gissing was so pleasantly situated in life, that he got into these curious adventures that I have to relate.
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The parson, whom he consulted, said it was only frogs; but Gissing told the constable he thought God had something to do with it.
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Like all people whose minds are very active, Gissing hated to attend to little details like this.
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