Gissing
Americannoun
noun
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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
As it happened, Gissing had already seen his last spring when he wrote these words, yet his appreciation lingers on.
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
“And, you know,” Mrs. Gissing added, “those are the most important words any child in danger, any child in need, can hear.”
From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2022
A subject of emotional literary controversy at the present moment is treated by Thomas Seccombe in his article on George Gissing.
From Turns about Town by Holliday, Robert Cortes
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