Project Gutenberg 1999-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 855 Gissing, George 1857 1903 Gissing, George Robert New Grub Street Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Grub_Street Produced by John Handford, and David Widger "New Grub Street" by George Gissing is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the struggles of a group of writers navigating the challenging landscape of literary society in London, focusing specifically on the character of Jasper Milvain, who represents a more pragmatic approach to the literary profession. The book explores themes of artistic integrity, financial hardship, and the complexities of personal relationships among those aspiring to succeed in a competitive literary world. At the start of the novel, the Milvain family is introduced during a breakfast scene where Jasper, characterized by his analytical yet cynical outlook, shares news of a hanging in London, which sets a tone of dark irony. The dialogue reveals the strained relationships among the family members, particularly between Jasper and his sisters, Maud and Dora, as they discuss their financial struggles and the potential downfall of their friend, Edwin Reardon, a struggling author. The opening scene serves to establish the preoccupations of the characters with societal expectations, personal ambition, and the harsh realities of making a living in literature, foreshadowing the tensions that will unfold as the narrative progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Authors -- Fiction London (England) -- Fiction Psychological fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Journalists -- Fiction Authors and publishers -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1283768 2025-07-01T10:29:00.973581 text/html 1339598 2024-05-23T13:12:01 text/html 520702 2025-07-01T10:29:15.020470 application/epub+zip 539911 2025-07-01T10:29:04.376493 application/epub+zip 537903 2025-07-01T10:29:02.841496 application/epub+zip 929740 2025-07-01T10:29:23.442423 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 870295 2025-07-01T10:29:14.003455 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 846708 2022-09-01T12:11:22.479270 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1097100 2025-07-01T10:28:57.204580 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1077379 2024-05-23T13:12:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17494 2025-07-01T10:29:23.580409 application/rdf+xml 12771 2025-07-01T10:29:03.375487 image/jpeg 3349 2025-07-01T10:29:03.106500 image/jpeg 501914 2025-07-01T10:29:01.063501 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia