New Grub Street
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An irresistible tale of ambitious hacks and struggling writers, New Grub Street is set in a twilit world of shabby Victorian London garrets. Amid the low-end publishers and cheap bookshops of Grub Street, the novelist Edwin Reardon is battling to make a living. While his friend Jasper, a striving young reporter, writes anything the market demands, Edwin's determination to maintain his artistic integrity means that his life, career and marriage soon reach crisis.
Author: George Gissing
Format: Paperback, 608 pages, 129mm x 198mm, 415 g
Published: 2012, Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
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An irresistible tale of ambitious hacks and struggling writers, New Grub Street is set in a twilit world of shabby Victorian London garrets. Amid the low-end publishers and cheap bookshops of Grub Street, the novelist Edwin Reardon is battling to make a living. While his friend Jasper, a striving young reporter, writes anything the market demands, Edwin's determination to maintain his artistic integrity means that his life, career and marriage soon reach crisis.
New Grub Street