by George Gissing (Author)
In this novel the marriage of Harvey Rolfe and Alma Frothingham is poisoned by sexual jealousy, selfish ambition and deceit. Harvey and Alma are caught up in the social whirlpool of London, as their initial desire for the simple life is drowned in the bustle and chaos of city life.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 07 Apr 1997
ISBN 10: 046087781X
ISBN 13: 9780460877817
Book Overview: * Only available paperback edition * Major work much respected by Victorian novelist * Editor presents latest scholarship in introduction, notes, selected criticism, further reading and chronology of Gissing's life and times * Reset with wide B format pages to give generous margins for notes