New Grub Street (MP3 CD) (ISBN-13: 9798200901340)

Set in the literary and journalistic buzz of late 19th-century London, New Grub Street depicts a world that George Gissing knew inside out. Elements of his own experience are diffused in different characters - in particular the struggling, talented Edwin Reardon and the young, 'modern' Jasper Milvain - through which he explores the sense of crisis for writers at the time: the gulf between aesthetic integrity and commercial success. It was the first major novel to place the concept of authorship at the heart of the plot, and allowed late-Victorian readers a tantalizing glimpse behind the scenes of literary production. Written in a white heat of determination, New Grub Street marked a shift in Gissing's fortunes - a triumphantly readable, engaging work of fiction that opened doors to the recognition he deserved.

Author: George Gissing
ISBN-13: 9798200901340
Publisher: Naxos
Language: English
Published: 11/23/2021
Format: MP3 CD
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 6.70h x 5.30w x 0.50d