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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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving