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The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft

Friend to Henry James and H.G. Wells, and considered by some in a league with Thomas Hardy, British novelist GEORGE ROBERT GISSING (1857-1903) nevertheless remains uncelebrated today. But his works were popular and well-loved in his time.The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft, perhaps the most successful of his 23 novels, is Gissing's semiautobiographical tale of the struggles of a poor writer Realistic and unsentimental, this little-remembered but thoroughly enthralling novel will delight fans of Victorian literature.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 160
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781434609786
  • Genres
  • fiction, classics, literature, victorian
  • Release date
  • 2008