| New Grub Street Revised Edition Contributor(s): Gissing, George (Author), Prose, Francine (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0375761101 ISBN-13: 9780375761102 Publisher: Modern Library OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2002 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Action & Adventure - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002029515 |
| Lexile Measure: 970 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.09" H x 5.2" W x 8.02" (0.84 lbs) 544 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
