The Best Writer You’ve Never Heard Of (And His Message for Modern Readers)3

• Literature, Culture, Featured
• April 4, 2024

Of the writers you’ve never heard of, George Gissing may be the best. His prose is beautiful, and his plotlines are exquisitely painful. But beyond the sheer artistry of his writing, he has much to teach the modern reader, both in his writing and through the tragedy of his life. Gissing’s academic career began with