Poverty doesn’t allow of honourable feeling, any more than … - George Gissing

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Poverty doesn’t allow of honourable feeling, any more than of compassion.

George Gissing

New Grub Street · September 30, 1976 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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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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