An edition of The whirlpool
(1897)
The Whirlpool
by George Gissing
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The publisher's 'blurb' describes this as "perhaps Gissing's most ambitious novel", and it is probably one of his best. It is set in the middle-class world of the late Victorian era. The central character, Alma Rolfe, is torn between her domestic life and her career as a violinist in London.
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Social life and customs, England in fiction, Fiction, Manners and customs, Fiction, generalPlaces
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Book Details
First Sentence
"HARVEY ROLFE was old enough to dine with deliberation, young and healthy enough to sauce with appetite the dishes he thoughtfully selected."
Edition Notes
This Hogarth Press edition is offset from the original Lawrence & Bullen edition of 1897.
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