New Grub Street

New Grub Street (1891), generally regarded as Gissing's finest novel, is the story of the daily lives and broken dreams of men and women forced to earn a living by the pen. It tells of a group of novelists, journalists, and scholars caught in the literary and cultural crisis that hit Britain in the closing years of the nineteenth century.

,,New Grub Street" (1891), considerata in general cel mai bun roman al lui Gissing, este povestea vietii de zi cu zi si a viselor spulberate ale unor barbati si femei fortati sa-si castige existenta prin scris. Povesteste despre un grup de romancieri, jurnalisti si cercetatori prinsi in criza literara si culturala care a lovit Marea Britanie in ultimii ani ai secolului al XIX-lea.