| Born In Exile Contributor(s): Tissot, James (Photographer), Gissing, George (Author) |
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ISBN: 1977699413 ISBN-13: 9781977699411 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $16.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6" W x 9" (1.31 lbs) 448 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 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 and snobbery. |