In the Year of Jubilee

George Gissing (1857–1903) was an English novelist who, despite battling financial struggles and personal turmoil, emerged as a significant literary figure in the Victorian era. Born into a middle-class family in Wakefield, Yorkshire, Gissing showed early academic promise, securing a scholarship to Owens College, Manchester. However, his budding academic career was abruptly curtailed due to a scan...