Nowhere is the English genius of domesticity more notably e… - George Gissing

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Nowhere is the English genius of domesticity more notably evident than in the festival of afternoon tea. The [...] chink of cups and the saucers tunes the mind to happy repose.

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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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