CONTENTS PREFACE page ... xv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ... xvii INTRODUCION ... 1 NOTE ON THE TEXT ... 47 Workers in the Dawn (June 1880) 1. GISSING on his own book, open letter, June 1880 ... 49 2. Unsigned review, Athenaeum, June 1880 ... 51 3. FREDERIC HARRISON, letter, July 1880 ... 53 4. GEORGE SAINTSBURY, Academy, July 1880 ... 56 5. Unsigned review, Manchester Examiner and Times, September 1880 ... 57 6. Unsiged review, spectator, September 1880 ... 60 7. GEORGE MEREDITH on Gissing, 1884, 1885, 1897, 1899 ... 64 The Unclassed (June 1884, November 1895) 8. Unsigned review, Evening News, June 1884 ... 66 9. ARTHUR R. R. BARKER, Academy, June 1884 ... 69 10. Unsigned review, grahphic, september 1884 ... 70 11. Unsigned, 'Gissing the Rod', Pnuch, January 1885 ... 72 12. GISSING's Preface to the second edition of The Unclassed, October 1895 ... 74 13. Unsigned review, Daily Chronicle, December 1895 ... 75 14. Unsigned review, Buffalo Courier, as reprinted in the Literary News, July 1896 ... 77 Demos (March 1886) 15. Unsigned review, The Times, April 1886 ... 79 16. Unsigned review, Athenaeum, April 1886 ... 81 17. Unsigned review, spectator, April 1886 ... 82 18. Unsigned review, Guardian (London), April 1886 ... 86 19. Unsigned review, scottish Review, April 1886 ... 88 20. Unsigned review, New York daily Tribune, May 1886 ... 90 21. JULIA WEDGWOOD, Contemporary Review, August 1886 ... 92 Isabel Clarendon (June 1886) 22. Unsigned review, St. stephen's Review, July 1886 ... 94 23. Unsigned review, scotsman, July 1886 ... 95 24. JAMES ASHCROFT NOBLE, Academy, July 1886 ... 96 25. Unsigned review, Saturday Review, July 1886 ... 98 26. Unsigned review, Guardian (London), september 1886 ... 99 Thyrza (april 1887) 27. Unsigned review, Athenaeum, May 1887 ... 102 28. Unsigned review, whitehall Review, May 1887 ... 103 29. Unsigned review, Saturday Review, May 1887 ... 105 30. Unsigned review, Murray's Magazine, June 1887 ... 107 31. Unsigned review, guardian (London), August 1887 ... 108 32. '<B><FONT color ... #0000 33. EDITH SICHEL on Gissing, Murray's Magazine, April 1888 ... 114 A Life's Morning (November 1888) 34. Unsigned review, Saturday Review, December 1888 ... 127 35. Unsigned review, Atgebaeym, December 1888 ... 129 36. Unsigned review, Court Journal, December 1888 ... 130 37. Unsigned review, Guardian(London), January 1889 ... 131 38. Unsigned review, Spectator, February 1889 ... 132 The Nether World (April 1889) 39. Introduction to The Nether World, Colonial Edition, 1890 ... 134 40. Unsigned review, Court Journal, April 1889 ... 136 41. Unsigned review, Whitehall Review, May 1889 ... 138 42. Unsigned review, Guardian (London), May 1889 ... 139 43. F. W. FARRAR, Contemporary Review, September 1889 ... 141 44. Unsigned review, Nation (New York), February 1890 ... 146 45. EDUARD BERTZ on Gissing, Deutsche Presse, November 1889 ... 149 The Emancipated (March 1890) 46. Unsingned review, Illustrated London News, April 1890 ... 157 47. G. BARNETT SMITH, Academy, April 1890 ... 160 48. Unsigned review, Saturday Review, June 1890 ... 161 49. Unsigned review, Westminster Review, September 1890 ... 163 50. Unsigned review, Spectator, August 1894 ... 164 51. Unsigned review, Critic (New York), February 1896 ... 167 New Grub Street (April 1891) 52. Unsigned review, Whitehall Review, April 1891 ... 169 53. Unsigned review, Court Journal, April 1891 ... 170 54. Unsigned review, World, April 1891 ... 172 55. L. F. AUSTIN, Illustrated London News, May 1891 ... 173 56. Unsigned commentary, Saturday Review, May 1891 ... 175 57. Unsigned review, Saturday Review, May 1891 ... 177 58. Unsigned review, Spectator, May 1891 ... 178 59. Unsigned review, Murray's Magazine, June 1891 ... 179 60. WALTER BESANT on New Grub Street, Author, July 1891 ... 181 61. ANDREW LANG and WALTER BESANT, Author, July 1891 ... 183 62. Unsigned review, New York Tribune Illustrated Supplement, March 1898 ... 186 Denzil Quarrier (February 1892) 63. Unsigned review, Chicago Tribune, February 1892 ... 188 64. Unsigned review, Daily Chronicle, February 1892 ... 190 65. Unsigned review, Saturday Review, March 1892 ... 192 66. Unsigned review, The Times, March 1892 ... 193 67. Unsigned review, Guardian (London), March 1892 ... 194 Born in Exile (May 1892) 68. Unsigned review, Speaker, May 1892 ... 196 69. Unsigned review, Morning Post, May 1892 ... 198 70. Unsigned review, Daily Chronicle, May 1892 ... 199 71. Unsigned review, Saturday Review, June 1892 ... 201 72. Unsigned review, The Times, July 1892 ... 203 73. Unsigned review, Guardian (London), July 1892 ... 205 74. GEORGE COTTBRELL, Academy, July 1892 ... 206 75. MORLEY ROBERTS on <B><FONT color ... #0000 The Odd Women (April 1893) 76. Unsigned review, Glasgow Herald, April 1893 ... 215 77. Unsigned review, Saturday Review, April 1893 ... 216 78. Unsigned review, Athenaeum, May 1893 ... 218 79. Unsigned review, Pall Mall Gazette, May 1893 ... 219 80. Unsigned review, Nation (New York), July 1893 ... 220 81. CLEMENTINA BLACK, Illustrated London News, August 1893 ... 222 82. 'N. O. B', Survey on Gissing's Work, Echo, October 1893 ... 225 In the Year of Jubilee (December 1894) 83. Unsigned review, Daily Telegraph, December 1894 ... 229 84. L. F. AUSTIN, Sketch, January 1895 ... 230 85. Unsigned review, Athenaeum, January 1895 ... 233 86. Unsigned review, Manchester Guardian, January 1895 ... 234 87. JAMES PAYN, Illustrated London News, January 1895 ... 236 88. Unsigned review, Spectator, February 1895 ... 238 89. GISSING and his critics, letter to Morley Roberts, February 1895 ... 242 90. Unsigned review, Nation (New York), October 1895 ... 245 Eve's Ransom (April 1895) 91. Unsigned review, Manchester Guardian, April 1895 ... 248 92. Unsigned review, Daily Chronicle, May 1895 ... 250 93. GEORGE COTTERELL, Academy, May 1895 ... 253 94. Unsigned review, Bookman (New York), May 1895 ... 254 95. HAROLD FREDERIC on Gissing, New York Times, December 1895 ... 255 Sleeping Fires (December 1895) 96. H. G. WELLS, Saturday Review, January 1896 ... 260 97. Unsigned review, Athenaeum, January 1896 ... 261 98. GERGE COTTERELL, Academy, February 1896 ... 262 99. Unsigned review, Literary World (Boston), April 1896 ... 263 The Paying Guest (January 1896) 100. Unsigned review, Daily News, January 1896 ... 264 101. Unsigned review, New York Times, January 1896 ... 265 102. PERCY ADDLESHAW, Academy, February 1896 ... 266 103. H. G. WELLS, Saturday Review, April 1896 ... 267 104. KATE WOODBRIDGE MICHAELIS, 'Who Is <B><FONT color ... #0000 The Whirlpool (April 1897) 105. Unsigned review, Manchester Guardian, April 1897 ... 276 106. Unsigned review, Pall Mall Gazette, April 1897 ... 277 107. Review, Bookman (London), May 1897 ... 279 108. Unsigned review, Academy, May 1897 ... 282 109. Unsigned review, New York Tribune Illustrated Supplement, June 1897 ... 285 110. Unsigned review, Critic(New York), March 1898 ... 286 111. HERBERT PAUL, Nineteenth Century, May 1897 ... 289 112. HENRY JAMES, HARPER'S wEEKLY, jULY 1897 ... 290 113. H. G. WELLS, Contemporary Review, August 1897 ... 295 114. FREDERICK DOLMAN, National Review, October 1897 ... 300 Human Odds and Ends (November 1897) 115. Unsigned review, Academy (fiction Supplement), December 1897 ... 316 116. Unsigned review, Bookman (London), December 1897 ... 317 117. Unsigned review, The Times, February 1898 ... 318 Charles Dickens, A Critical Study (February 1898) 118. WILLIAM ARCHER, Daily Chronicle, February 1898 ... 320 119. W. E. HENLEY, Outlook (London), March 1898 ... 324 120. Unsigned review, Literature, March 1898 ... 327 121. Unsigned review, New York Tribune Illustrated Supplement, April 1898 ... 329 122. Unsigned, 'Is Pessimism Necessary?', Critic (London), March 1898 ... 334 The Town Traveller (August 1898) 123. Unsigned review, Pall Mall Gazette, September 1898 ... 338 124. Unsigned review, Morning Post, September 1898 ... 339 125. Unsigned review, New York Tribune Illustrated Supplement, October 1898 ... 343 126. Unsigned review, Guardian (London), October 1898 ... 344 127. Unsigned review, Critic (New York), December 1898 ... 345 128. Unsigned leader, Daily Chronicle, September 1898 ... 347 129. Unsigned, 'Mr Gissing and the Minor Clerks', Speaker, October 1898 ... 349 The Crown of Life (October 1899) 130. MORLEY ROBERTS, Review of the Week, November 1899 ... 352 131. Unsigned review, New York Tribune Illustrated Supplement, November 1899 ... 355 132. Unsigned review, St. James's Gazette, November 1899 ... 356 133. Unsigned review, Literature, Nobember 1899 ... 356 134. H. H. CHAMPION, Book Lober (melbourne), January 1900 ... 359 135. ARNOLD BENNETT, 'Mr <B><FONT color ... #0000 136. JANE H. FINDLATER, 'The Slum Movement in Fiction', National Review, May 1900 ... 366 Our Friend the Charlatan (May 1901) 137. Unsigned review, Manchester Guardian, June 1901 ... 369 138. Unsigned review, Pall Mall Gazette, June 1901 ... 371 139. HENRY HARLAND, Daily Chronicle, June 1901 ... 373 140. Unsigned review, Literature, June 1901 ... 375 141. Unsigned review, Academy, June 1901 ... 376 142. Unsigned review, The Times, June 1901 ... 377 143. Unsigned review, New York Tribune Illustrated Supplement, July ... 379 By the Ionian Sea (June 1901) 144. Unsigned review, Academy, June 1901 ... 382 145. Unsigned review, Literature, June 1901 ... 385 146. Unsigned review, Guardian (London), July 1901 ... 387 147. MORLEY ROBERTS, '<B><FONT color ... #0000 148. Unsigned, 'The Nobodies', Academy, March 1902 ... 393 149. Unsigned, 'The Novel of Misery', Quarterly Review, October 1902 ... 396 Forster's Life of dickens (October 1902) 150. Unsigned review, Spectator, October 1902 ... 403 151. Unsigned review, daily Chronicle, October 1902 ... 404 152. Unsigned review, Publishers' Circular, December 1902 ... 408 The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft (January 1903) 153. W.L COURTNEY, Daily Telegraph, February 1903 ... 409 154. Unsigned review, The Times Literary Supplement, Feburary 1903 ... 412 155. Unsigned review, Athenaeum, February 1903 ... 416 156. Unsigned review, Pall Mall Gazette, March 1903 ... 418 157. Unsigned review, Academy, March 1903 ... 420 158. Unsigned review, Pilot, March 1903 ... 422 159. Unsigned review, New York daily Tribune, April 1903 ... 425 160. Unsigned review, Week's survey, July 1903 ... 426 161. GRACE E. MARTIN, Critic (New York), July 1903 ... 428 162. NATHANIEL WEDD, '<B><FONT color ... #0000 163. Unsigned, 'An Idealistic Realist', Atlantic Monthly, February 1904 ... 432 Veranilda (September 1904) 164. FREDERIC HARRISON, Preface to Veranilda, 1904 ... 435 165. Unsigned review, Daily Chronicle, September 1904 ... 437 166. W.L. COURTNEY, Daily telegraph, September 1904 ... 440 167. Unsigned review, Manchester Guardian, October 1904 ... 444 168. Unsigned review, The Times Literary Supplement, October 1904 ... 446 169. Unsigned review, Outlook (London), October 1904 ... 449 170. FREDERIC HARRISON, Positivist Review, November 1904 ... 452 171. Unsigned review, Outlook (New York), March 1905 ... 454 172. Unsigned review, Critic (New York), May 1905 ... 455 173. JANE H. FINDLATER, 'The spokesman of despair', National Review, November 1904 ... 456 174. ALLAN MONKHOUSE, '<B><FONT color ... #0000 Will Warburton (June 1905) 175. Unsigned review, Morning Leader, June 1905 ... 479 176. Unsigned review, the Times Literary supplement, June 1905 ... 480 177. Unsigned review, athenaeum, July 1905 ... 482 178. EDWARD GARNETT, Speaker, July 1905 ... 483 179. Unsigned review, Saturday Review, August 1905 ... 486 180. C.F.G. MASTERMAN, '<B><FONT color ... #0000 The House of cobeebs (May 1906) 181. R. A. SCOTT-JAMES, Daily News, May 1906 ... 493 182. ALLAN MONKOUSE, Manchester Guardian, May 1906 ... 496 183. EDWARD GARNETT, Speaker, May 1906 ... 498 184. ARTHUR WAUGH, Daily Chronicle, May 1906 ... 501 185. Unsigned review, Glasgow Herald, May 1906 ... 503 186. Unsigned review, The Times Literary Supplement, June 1906 ... 504 187. Unsigned review, Nation (New York), September 1906 ... 507 188. THOMAS SECCOMBE, Introductory survey to the House of cobwebs, 1906 ... 509 189. JAMES JOYCE on Gissing, November 1906 ... 518 190. PAUL ELMER MORE, '<B><FONT color ... #0000 191. VIRGINIA WOOLF, 'The Novels of <B><FONT color ... #0000 BIBLIOGRAPHY ... 535 INDEX ... 549