George Gissing

English novelist (1857–1903)
1857–1903, born in Wakefield

Portrait of George Gissing
Photo: Published by R.F. Fenno & Co, New York, 1896, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
Born
19 May 1857
Birthplace
Wakefield
Died
28 December 1903

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The thought, however, of his girls having to work for money was so utterly repulsive to him that he could never seriously dwell upon it.

The Odd Women (1893), ch. 1

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