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A classic novel by George Gissing, partly inspired by his love of the young author Gabrielle Marie Edith Fleury.

George Robert Gissing (22 November 1857 - 28 December 1903) was a British novelist who published 23 novels between 1880 and 1903. This book is a narrative that portrays life in the most truthful manner. Gissing has accounted the crushing realities of life wherein true love and... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: The Crown of Life by George Gissing

Reproduction of the original: The Crown of Life by George Gissing

The book tells of the eight-year courtship by a young man, Piers Otway of a woman named Irene Derwent. Otway is the illegitimate son of a middle-class scholar and former political activist and supporter of liberal positions.

George Robert Gissing was born on November 22nd, 1857 in Wakefield, Yorkshire. He was educated at Back Lane School in Wakefield. Gissing loved school. He was enthusiastic with a thirst for learning and always diligent. By the age of ten he was reading Dickens, a lifelong hero.In... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

George Robert Gissing 22 November 1857 - 28 December 1903) was an English novelist who published 23 novels between 1880 and 1903. Gissing also worked as a teacher and tutor throughout his life. He published his first novel, Workers in the Dawn, in 1880. His best known novels,... Read Full Overview

Amid the throng of suburban arrivals volleyed forth from Waterloo Station on a May morning in the year '86, moved a slim, dark, absent-looking young man of one-and-twenty, whose name was Piers Otway. In regard to costume-blameless silk hat, and dark morning coat with lighter... Read Full Overview

Gissing's early novels were not well received, but he achieved greater recognition in the 1890s, both in England and overseas. The increase in popularity was linked not just to his novels, but to the short stories he wrote in this period and his friendships with influential and... Read Full Overview

The book "" The Crown of Life "" has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

The Crown of Life by George Gissing is a novel set in the late 19th century. The story follows the life of Richard Mutimer, a young man from a working-class background who dreams of becoming a successful writer. Richard is intelligent and ambitious, but he struggles to find his... Read Full Overview

The Crown of Life is a novel written by George Gissing. The story is set in the late 19th century and follows the life of a struggling author named Edwin Reardon. Reardon is a talented writer who has fallen on hard times and is struggling to make ends meet. He is married to a... Read Full Overview