He pronounced his Latin in the new-old way, with Continenta… - George Gissing

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He pronounced his Latin in the new-old way, with Continental vowels. The effect of this on an Englishman's lips is always more or less pedantic, and in his case it was intolerable.

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George Robert Gissing (November 22 1857 – December 28 1903) was an English novelist and short story writer.

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Birth Name: George Robert Gissing

Alternative Names: George R. Gissing • G. R. Gissing

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