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- Author: George Gissing
- Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
- ISBN-10: 1432537776
- ISBN-13: 9781432537777
- Format: 15.2 x 22.9 x 1.8 cm, softcover
- Language: English
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"Human Odds and Ends" is aptly named as it consists of 29 stories and vignettes of down and out, eccentric characters of a type not often emphasized in literature of Gissing's day. The stories are unusual in that, for the most part, they do not led to a climactic moment, a surprise, or a reversal of fortune at the end. Instead, the stories briefly develop usually one primary character, show that person in a variety of situations and then, frequently, fade away in something of an anticlimax. Thus, for the most part, Gissing's efforts with the short story form are more like vignettes and sketches than developed works. Gissing's descriptions of his odd characters are frequently detailed and compelling. The situations in which his people find themselves are revealing. The vignette-like format of the stories often works well, but it falls flat on occasion. Gissing was an erratic writer, no more so than in these stories. (from an Amazon review)
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- Author: George Gissing
- Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
- ISBN-10: 1432537776
- ISBN-13: 9781432537777
- Format: 15.2 x 22.9 x 1.8 cm, softcover
- Language: English English
"Human Odds and Ends" is aptly named as it consists of 29 stories and vignettes of down and out, eccentric characters of a type not often emphasized in literature of Gissing's day. The stories are unusual in that, for the most part, they do not led to a climactic moment, a surprise, or a reversal of fortune at the end. Instead, the stories briefly develop usually one primary character, show that person in a variety of situations and then, frequently, fade away in something of an anticlimax. Thus, for the most part, Gissing's efforts with the short story form are more like vignettes and sketches than developed works. Gissing's descriptions of his odd characters are frequently detailed and compelling. The situations in which his people find themselves are revealing. The vignette-like format of the stories often works well, but it falls flat on occasion. Gissing was an erratic writer, no more so than in these stories. (from an Amazon review)
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