New Grub Street

Hailed as Gissing's finest novel, New Grub Street portrays the intrigues and hardships of the publishing world in late Victorian England. In a materialistic, class-conscious society that rewards commercial savvy over artistic achievement, authors and scholars struggle to earn a living without compromising their standards. "Even as the novel chills us with its still-recognizable portrayal of the crass and vulgar world of literary endeavor," writes Francine Prose in her Introduction, "its very existence provides eloquent, encouraging proof of the fact that a powerful, honest writer can transcend the constraints of commerce." This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the text of the 1891 first edition.

Product details

• Authors: George Gissing, Francine Prose
• Publisher: Modern Library PRH US
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.11.2002
• EAN: 9780375761102
• ISBN: 978-0-375-76110-2
• No. of pages: 544
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 203 mm x 31 mm
• Series: Modern Library Classics; Modern Library Classics (Paper; Modern Library Classics
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature