Through a struggling novelist and his friends on Grub Street, a journalist and an embittered critic, Gissing brings to life the literary climate of 1880's London.
About the Author, George Gissing
Francine Prose’s most recent book is The Lives of the Muses: Nine Women and the Artists They Inspired. A contributing editor at Harper’s, she is the author of ten books of fiction, including Blue Angel, a 2000 National Book Award finalist.