Our friend the charlatan, By. George Gissing with illus. by: Launcelot Speed (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781975972172)

George Robert Gissing 22 November 1857 - 28 December 1903) was an English novelist who published 23 novels between 1880 and 1903. Gissing also worked as a teacher and tutor throughout his life. He published his first novel, Workers in the Dawn, in 1880. His best known novels, which are published in modern editions, include The Nether World (1889), New Grub Street (1891), and The Odd Women (1893).Gissing was born on 22 November 1857 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, the eldest of five children of Thomas Waller Gissing, who ran a chemist's shop, and Margaret née Bedford. His siblings were: William, who died aged twenty; Algernon, who became a writer; Margaret; and Ellen. His childhood home in Thompson's Yard, Wakefield, is maintained by The Gissing Trust.

Author: Launcelot Speed,George Gissing
ISBN-10: 1975972171
ISBN-13: 9781975972172
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2017
Pages: 234
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.49d