The Emancipated
George Gissing
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Description
George Gissing's The Emancipated spreads its cast across Italy and England in two full parts. First heads name northerners in sunlight, Cecily Doran, a boarding house on the Mergellina at Naples, and Miriam's brother. Later come the artist astray, captive travellers, the martyr, and a dead city.
Part two turns to a corner of society, the proprieties defended, and the denyers in England. Young folk freed from strict faith test what freedom costs. Gissing writes of belief, art, and marriage with a cool, keen eye. Naples sun gilds the start; England tests the end.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | George Gissing |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 803 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |