 New Grub Street by George Gissing, Penguin Classics edition 1985 | |
| Author | George Gissing |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | London: Smith, Elder & Co. (3 volumes) Troy, N.Y.: C.A. Brewster, 1904 (1 volume)[1] |
Publication date | 1891 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-375-76110-1 |
| OCLC | 50243452 |
| 823/.8 21 | |
| LC Class | PR4716 .N48 2002 |
New Grub Street is a British novel by George Gissing published in 1891, which is set in the literary and journalistic circles of 1880s London. The story deals with the literary world that Gissing himself had experienced. Its title refers to the London street, Grub Street, which in the 18th century became synonymous with hack literature, although by Gissing's time, Grub Street itself no longer existed. Gissing revised and shortened the novel for a French edition of 1901.[2]
- ^ Coustillas, Pierre; Partridge, Collin, eds. (1972). George Gissing: The Critical Heritage. Routledge. p. 186. ISBN 9781136174650.
- ^ Collie, Michael (1974). "Gissing's Revision of New Grub Street". The Yearbook of English Studies. 4: 212–224. JSTOR 3506696.