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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, who was rescued from Prague in 1939 at the age of 11, lost most of her family during the Holocaust and ended up settling in the UK after the war ended.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Gissing had made a terrible hash of his early life.

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

“There was a deathly silence. Father looked shocked and terribly surprised,” Mrs. Gissing wrote in her memoir.

From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2022

Everybody knows Mr. Chilvers; at least everybody who loves George Gissing knows that very excellent gentleman.

From Mushrooms on the Moor by Frank Boreham

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