New Grub Street
New Grub Street by George Gissing is a significant work published by Penguin Books in 2012, comprising 551 pages in English. This novel presents a detailed portrayal of London’s literary society, reflecting Gissing’s own experiences. It follows the life of Edwin Reardon, a struggling novelist, alongside his friends and acquaintances, including the ambitious journalist Jasper Milvain and the embittered critic Alfred Yule. The narrative explores the tensions between artistic integrity and commercial pressures, set against the backdrop of genteel poverty and the impact of failure on personal relationships.
Readers will find a rich depiction of the literary world, where characters navigate the challenges of their ambitions and the harsh realities of their circumstances. Gissing’s work serves as both a social document and a narrative that delves into the complexities of human interactions amid the struggles of the creative life. This edition is part of The Penguin English Library, which features a collection of notable fiction from the eighteenth century to the early twentieth century, offering insights into the historical context of the era.
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The Penguin English Library Edition of New Grub Street by George Gissing ‘If only I had the skill, I would produce novels out-trashing the trashiest that ever sold fifty thousand copies’ In New Grub Street George Gissing re-created a microcosm of London’s literary society as he had experienced it. His novel is at once a major social document and a story that draws us irresistibly into the twilit world of Edwin Reardon, a struggling novelist, and his friends and acquaintances in Grub Street including Jasper Milvain, an ambitious journalist, and Alfred Yule, an embittered critic. Here Gissing brings to life the bitter battles (fought out in obscure garrets or in the Reading Room of the British Museum) between integrity and the dictates of the market place, the miseries of genteel poverty and the damage that failure and hardship do to human personality and relationships. The Penguin English Library – 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.
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