A man of many parts : : Gissing's short stories, essays and other works / / Barbara Rawlinson.

This comprehensive study of George Gissing's short stories and related non-fiction is essential reading for students of nineteenth-century realism. For the first time readers will be able to follow the development which transformed Gissing's unremarkable early stories into the very individ...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Superior document:Costerus, new ser. ; 59
:
Year of Publication:2006
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Costerus ; new ser., v. 159.
Physical Description:1 online resource (309 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Table of Contents:
  • Chronology of the Short Stories
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One Exile in America
  • Chapter Two A Promising Start
  • Chapter Three The Formative Years
  • Chapter Four A Time of Transition
  • Chapter Five Changing Values
  • Chapter Six The Place of Realism in Gissing's Short Fiction
  • Chapter Seven The Right Place at the Right Time
  • Chapter Eight Gissing on Dickens
  • Chapter Nine A Victim of Circumstances
  • Chapter Ten Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index.