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I bought this book online, but I cannot remember the website. I was surprised when it arrived, because it was A4 sized. In a conventional format it would be quite a thick book. I did not post this under classics, because although it was written in the late 19th Century, it is not widely read. George Gissing's most famous books are The Odd Women and New Grub Street. I often find Gissing's books a bit clunky. I think he had to get his novels out so quickly he did not have sufficient time to smooth them out. They are usually socially interesting books. I have only got to chapter 8 in this book. It's partly about a socially engaged, young gentleman. He sets about delivering a course of lectures in a working class area of London, but his real aim is to create a working class movement. Thyrza is a young, working class woman. She is pretty and has a good singing voice. Otherwise, she has not figured much in the book yet.
