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First published in 1887, Gissing intended Thyrza to "contain the very spirit of London working-class life". His story tells of Walter Egremont, an Oxford-trained idealist who gives lectures on literature to workers, some of them from his father's Lambeth factory. Thyrza Trent,... 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

This novel follows the romantic entanglements of a group of artists and writers in late nineteenth-century London. The eponymous Thyrza, a talented but impoverished seamstress, becomes the object of affection for several male characters. Gissing explores themes of class, gender,... Read Full Overview

This novel follows the romantic entanglements of a group of artists and writers in late nineteenth-century London. The eponymous Thyrza, a talented but impoverished seamstress, becomes the object of affection for several male characters. Gissing explores themes of class, gender,... Read Full Overview

"Thyrza" through George Gissing is a poignant portrayal of love, sacrifice, and social injustice in late 19th-century London. The novel follows the lives of Walter Egremont, a dissatisfied young man from a rich family, and Thyrza Trent, a seamstress struggling to make ends meet... Read Full Overview

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

George Robert Gissing 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, which are published in modern editions,... Read Full Overview

There were three at the breakfast-table-Mr. Newthorpe, his daughter Annabel, and their visitor (Annabel's Cousin), Miss Paula Tyrrell. It was a small, low, soberly-furnished room, the walls covered with carelessly-hung etchings and water-colours, and with photographs which were... Read Full Overview

Between 1880 and 1903 George Gissing wrote 23 novels. His early works were naturalistic and later he wrote in a realistic style. Gissing it considered to be a late Victorian author. Gissing tells the story of the martyrdom of Thyrza Tennant. She is pregnant by Andy McAdam; who... Read Full Overview

George Robert Gissing 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, which are published in modern editions,... Read Full Overview

"Thyrza" from George Gissing. English novelist (1857-1903).