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Author Description People best know British writer George Robert Gissing for his novels, such as <i> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/782519.New_Grub_Street" title="New Grub Street" rel="nofollow noopener">New Grub Street</a> </i> (1891), about poverty and hardship. <br /><br />This English novelist who published twenty-three novels between 1880 and 1903. From his early naturalistic works, he developed into one of the most accomplished realists of the late-Victorian era.<br /><br />Born to lower-middle-class parents, Gissing went to win a scholarship to Owens College, the present-day University of Manchester. A brilliant student, he excelled at university, winning many coveted prizes, including the Shakespeare prize in 1875. Between 1891 and 1897 (his so-called middle period) he produced his best works, which include <i>New Grub Street</i>, <i> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1323787.Born_in_Exile" title="Born in Exile" rel="nofollow noopener">Born in Exile</a> </i>, <i> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/675037.The_Odd_Women" title="The Odd Women" rel="nofollow noopener">The Odd Women</a> </i>, <i> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1790586.In_the_Year_of_Jubilee" title="In the Year of Jubilee" rel="nofollow noopener">In the Year of Jubilee</a> </i>, and <i> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12422629.The_Whirlpool" title="The Whirlpool" rel="nofollow noopener">The Whirlpool</a> </i>. The middle years of the decade saw his reputation reach new heights: some critics count him alongside <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/12222.George_Meredith" title="George Meredith" rel="nofollow noopener">George Meredith</a> and <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15905.Thomas_Hardy" title="Thomas Hardy" rel="nofollow noopener">Thomas Hardy</a>, the best novelists of his day. He also enjoyed new friendships with fellow writers such as <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/159.Henry_James" title="Henry James" rel="nofollow noopener">Henry James</a>, and <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/880695.H_G__Wells" title="H.G. Wells" rel="nofollow noopener">H.G. Wells</a>, and came into contact with many other up-and-coming writers such as <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3345.Joseph_Conrad" title="Joseph Conrad" rel="nofollow noopener">Joseph Conrad</a> and <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19879.Stephen_Crane" title="Stephen Crane" rel="nofollow noopener">Stephen Crane</a>.

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