{"product_id":"2026200005435-secondhand-new-grub-street","title":"New Grub Street","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Foxing on block and front end pages, pages in good condition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark of late-Victorian realism, New Grub Street offers a searing and cynical portrait of the literary world in 1880s London. The novel follows the diverging paths of two writers: Edwin Reardon, a man of genuine talent and uncompromising standards who is driven to poverty and despair, and Jasper Milvain, a cynical, industrious \"man of letters\" who views literature as a mere trade and climbs the social ladder with ease. Gissing masterfully captures the brutal shift from literature as an art form to a commercial commodity, exploring how the pressures of the marketplace can destroy both integrity and relationships. It remains a definitive study of the \"writing life\" and the harsh economic realities that govern creative ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48750391427291,"sku":"2026200005435-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/e7edf100-2ea9-41d4-83d8-9180c352f6ba.png?v=1778095972","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200005435-secondhand-new-grub-street","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}