George Gissing

English novelist.

Born November 22nd, 1857 in Wakefield. [ref]

Died December 28th, 1903 at 46 years old in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]

Occupations
novelist, writer
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner