Since the publication of his first book he had avoided as far as possible all knowledge of what the critics had to say about him; his nervous tempera… - George Gissing

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Since the publication of his first book he had avoided as far as possible all knowledge of what the critics had to say about him; his nervous temperament could not bear the agitation of reading these remarks, which, however inept, define an author and his work to so many people incapable of judging for themselves.