George Gissing was one of the leading novelists at the end of the nineteenth century, lauded by critics and admired by his literary friends. For the first time in publishing history, Delphi Classics is proud to present Gissing’s complete works in this comprehensive eBook, with all 23 novels, the entire non-fiction and special bonus texts. (18MB Version 1)
* Illustrated with images relating to Gissing's life and works
* Detailed introductions to the novels and other works
* ALL 23 novels, with individual contents tables
* Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories
* Easily locate the poems or short stories you want to read
* Rare poems and short stories appearing for the first time in digital print
* Includes Gissing's complete non-fiction, with all of the Dickensian criticism works
* Special criticism section, including both Swinnerton and Yates’ studies of Gissing
* Features Morley Roberts' semi-biographical novel based on Gissing’s life
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
Please note: some obscure short stories and poems cannot appear in this eBook, being the result of recent scholarship and so protected by copyright. Once these works enter the public domain, they will be added to the eBook as a free update.
CONTENTS:
The Novels
WORKERS IN THE DAWN
THE UNCLASSED
DEMOS
ISABEL CLARENDON
THYRZA
A LIFE’S MORNING
THE NETHER WORLD
THE EMANCIPATED
NEW GRUB STREET
DENZIL QUARRIER
BORN IN EXILE
THE ODD WOMEN
IN THE YEAR OF THE JUBILEE
EVE’S RANSOM
SLEEPING FIRES
THE PAYING GUEST
THE WHIRLPOOL
THE TOWN TRAVELLER
THE CROWN OF LIFE
OUR FRIEND THE CHARLATAN
THE PRIVATE PAPERS OF HENRY RYCROFT
VERANILDA
WILL WARBURTON
The Short Story Collections
HUMAN ODDS AND ENDS
THE HOUSE OF COBWEBS
THE SINS OF THE FATHER AND OTHER STORIES
A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCES AND OTHER STORIES
BROWNIE
UNCOLLECTED SHORT STORIES
The Short Stories
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
The Poetry
LIST OF POEMS
The Non-Fiction
CHARLES DICKENS: A CRITICAL STUDY
BY THE IONIAN SEA
FORSTER’S LIFE OF DICKENS
THE IMMORTAL DICKENS
The Criticism
GEORGE GISSING: A CRITICAL STUDY by Frank Swinnerton
GEORGE GISSING, AN APPRECIATION by May Yates
LONDON NOTES: JULY 1897 by Henry James
The Biographical Novel
THE PRIVATE LIFE OF HENRY MAITLAND by Morley Roberts