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Guess I'm reading books again. Just finished George Gissing's NEW GRUB STREET
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Guess I'm reading books again. Just finished George Gissing's NEW GRUB STREET

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Naomi K
Mar 14, 2015
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It's a book that's shockingly unlike any 19th century British novel I've read before. In my mind, there's a clear divide between 19th century British and French literature. French literature is concerned with the specifics of things: how businesses work, how ordinary people live, and how relationships come together and break apart. Whereas British liter…

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