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George Gissing’s London: A walk from Battersea park to Trafalgar Square

By Théophraste Fady | 8 March 2021 | 2
A London County Council Band in Battersea Park, London, 1896.

Introduction George Gissing was an English novelist in the 19th century, part of the Naturalism literary movement. His books The Nether World, New Grub Street, and The Odd Women were all set in London. The latter of these is from where we draw inspiration today. The Odd Women (1893) focuses on the role of women in…

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