Modern Library Classics New Grub Street, (Paperback)

from BeaverMeyer

Man, this book is powerful and emotional. It sucks you in and drags you into the depths of this agonizing world. I absolutely loved it and I will get around to reading it again someday. I hope.

from bjbookman

First read this novel around 1974. I never forgot this novel, it was my first introduction to George Gissing. I have just re-read it and all the memories I felt then, came back to me.One of my favorite Victorian novel and author. Another five stars from me.

from Ganeshaka

Once upon a time - a few centuries ago - "Grub Street" was an enclave in London, on the fringes of the publishing industry. Amid the coffeehouses and cheap lodgings, wannabe writers congregated...some to starve in garrets, some to hack (eek!) out a living, and one or two, like Pope and Johnson, t...

from markbstephenson

Absolutely Phenomenal- straight from the heart- writers Reardon and Milvain are great foils for each other and the Victorian literary scene.

from Ganeshaka

Once upon a time - a few centuries ago - "Grub Street" was an enclave in London, on the fringes of the publishing industry. Amid the coffeehouses and cheap lodgings, wannabe writers congregated...some to starve in garrets, some to hack (eek!) out a living, and one or two, like Pope and Johnson, t...