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The Nether World (1889), generally regarded as the finest of Gissing's early novels, is a highly dramatic, sometimes violent tale of man's caustic vision shaped by the bitter personal experience of poverty. This tale of intrigue depicts life among the artisans, factory-girls,... Read Full Overview

George Robert Gissing was born on November 22nd, 1857 in Wakefield, Yorkshire. He was educated at Back Lane School in Wakefield. Gissing loved school. He was enthusiastic with a thirst for learning and always diligent. By the age of ten he was reading Dickens, a lifelong hero.In... Read Full Overview

The Nether World (1889) is a novel written by the English author George Gissing. The plot concerns several poor families living in the slums of 19th century London. Rich in naturalistic detail, the novel concentrates on the individual problems and hardships which result from... Read Full Overview

In the troubled twilight of a March evening ten years ago, an old man, whose equipment and bearing suggested that he was fresh from travel, walked slowly across Clerkenwell Green, and by the graveyard of St. James's Church stood for a moment looking about him. His age could not... Read Full Overview

An exploration of the class struggle in nineteenth century London where a potential inheritance turns family and friends into desperate foes eager to escape their circumstance. A compelling story about greed, deception and the innate need to survive. Michael Snowdon... Read Full Overview

The Nether World (1889), generally regarded as the finest of Gissing's early novels, is a highly dramatic, sometimes violent tale of man's caustic vision shaped by the bitter personal experience of poverty. This tale of intrigue depicts life among the artisans, factory-girls,... Read Full Overview

The Nether World (1889), generally regarded as the finest of Gissing's early novels, is a highly dramatic, sometimes violent tale of man's caustic vision shaped by the bitter personal experience of poverty. This tale of intrigue depicts life among the artisans, factory-girls,... Read Full Overview

The Nether World is a novel written by George Gissing, set in the impoverished district of Clerkenwell in London during the late 19th century. The novel explores the lives of the lower classes, including the working class and the destitute, and their struggles to survive in a... Read Full Overview

The Nether World is a novel written by George Gissing and published in 1889. Set in the impoverished district of Clerkenwell in Victorian London, the book explores the lives of a group of working-class characters struggling to survive in a society that seems to offer them little... Read Full Overview

The Nether World is a novel by the English writer George Gissing, first published in 1889. It is a social realist novel that explores the lives of the working-class people living in the slums of London during the late 19th century. The novel follows the lives of several characters,... Read Full Overview

"The Nether World" from George Gissing. English novelist (1857-1903).