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Gissing

American

[gis-ing] / ˈgɪs ɪŋ /

noun

George (Robert), 1857–1903, English novelist.

Gissing British

/ ˈɡɪsɪŋ /

noun

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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Gissing was already in ill-health when “Ryecroft” was released in 1903 and he seemed to know that this was his farewell, which he crafted with sad appreciation:

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

George Orwell called Gissing “perhaps the best novelist England has produced,” and the Guardian included “New Grub Street” on its 2015 list of the 100 best English-language novels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Chunman Gissing, 65, has been coming to Viet-Wah since she moved to Seattle in the 1980s.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2022

Vera Gissing died on March 12 in a nursing home in Wargrave, a village in Southeast England, her daughter Nicola Gissing said.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2022

I can bring Sarah Gissing, your sister’s servant, to identify him as the man whom poor Gwen loved as her husband and the father of her child.

From The Late Tenant by Tracy, Louis

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