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George Gissing was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, and educated locally and in Cheshire before attending Owens College (now the University of Manchester). He was a brilliant student but was expelled from the college after being caught stealing money to help a homeless woman, Nell Harrison (1858-1888), whom he later married. In 1876-1877 he spent a year teaching and writing in the United States before returning to Britain and settling in London, supporting himself as a private tutor. He published his first novel at his own expense in 1880 and he continued to write steadily; his best-known work is perhaps New Grub Street (1891). Gissing's personal life was often unhappy. His first wife died young and his second wife was sometimes violent and had periods of insanity; they separated after less than six years. From 1899 until his death, Gissing lived in France with an unmarried partner, Gabrielle Fleury (1868-1954), the French translator of New Grub Street.
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GB 0096 AL224 1899 fonds 2 leaves (1 blank) Gissing , George Robert , 1857-1903 , novelist
George Gissing was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, and educated locally and in Cheshire before attending Owens College (now the University of Manchester). He was a brilliant student but was expelled from the college after being caught stealing money to help a homeless woman, Nell Harrison (1858-1888), whom he later married. In 1876-1877 he spent a year teaching and writing in the United States before returning to Britain and settling in London, supporting himself as a private tutor. He published his first novel at his own expense in 1880 and he continued to write steadily; his best-known work is perhaps New Grub Street (1891). Gissing's personal life was often unhappy. His first wife died young and his second wife was sometimes violent and had periods of insanity; they separated after less than six years. From 1899 until his death, Gissing lived in France with an unmarried partner, Gabrielle Fleury (1868-1954), the French translator of New Grub Street.
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Gift from Miss Harriet Cohen CBE.
Letter from George Robert Gissing of Willersey, Broadway, Worcestershire to the Secretary, Railway Passengers' Assurance Company, 23 Apr 1899. Asking for a detailed prospectus.
Autograph, with signature.
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Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.
A photostatic copy and a microfilm copy of the text are held by the University of Viriginia.
Compiled by Anya Turner.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
July 2008 Gissing , George Robert , 1857-1903 , novelist Railway Passengers' Assurance Company
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Gift from Miss Harriet Cohen CBE.
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Letter from George Robert Gissing of Willersey, Broadway, Worcestershire to the Secretary, Railway Passengers' Assurance Company, 23 Apr 1899. Asking for a detailed prospectus.
Autograph, with signature.
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Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.
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Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
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Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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