New Grub Street /
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| Author / Creator: | Gissing, George, 1857-1903. |
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| Edition: | 2002 Modern Library pbk. ed. / introduction by Francine Prose ; notes by Audrey Bilger. |
| Imprint: | New York : Modern Library, 2002. |
| Description: | xvi, 516 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The Modern Library classics Modern Library classics. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4790934 |
| Summary: | Hailed as Gissing's finest novel, New Grub Street portrays the intrigues and hardships of the publishing world in late Victorian England. In a materialistic, class-conscious society that rewards commercial savvy over artistic achievement, authors and scholars struggle to earn a living without compromising their standards. "Even as the novel chills us with its still-recognizable portrayal of the crass and vulgar world of literary endeavor," writes Francine Prose in her Introduction, "its very existence provides eloquent, encouraging proof of the fact that a powerful, honest writer can transcend the constraints of commerce."<br> <br> This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the text of the 1891 first edition. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 516 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [513]-514). |
| ISBN: | 0375761101 |
