| Born In Exile Contributor(s): Gissing, George (Author) |
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ISBN: 1717020399 ISBN-13: 9781717020390 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $17.62 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6" W x 9" (1.31 lbs) 448 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The main protagonist, Godwin Peak, is a star student at Whitelaw College, which he won a scholarship to attend. He wins many academic prizes and his future seems promising. Then his Cockney uncle arrives intending to open an eating-house adjacent to the college. Godwin is mortified of being associated with 'trade' and leaves the college rather than face the scorn he expects to receive from his upper-class fellow students.This is indicative of his social aspirations (upwards) and snobbery (downwards). |