| Born in exile, a novel. By: George Gissing Contributor(s): Gissing, George (Author) |
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ISBN: 1975969510 ISBN-13: 9781975969516 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $14.23 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 8" W x 10" (1.18 lbs) 268 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Born in Exile is a novel by George Gissing first published in 1892. It deals with the themes of class, religion, love and marriage. The premise of the novel is drawn from Gissing's own early life - an intellectually superior man born into a socially inferior milieu, though the story arc diverges significantly from the actuality.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. |