Quote by: George Gissing

Honest Winter, snow-clad, and with the frosted beard, I can welcome not uncordially; But that long deferment of the calendar's promise, that weeping gloom of March and April, that bitter blast outraging the honour of May how often has it robbed me of heart and hope?


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Author Bio


  • NameGeorge Gissing
  • DescriptionEnglish novelist
  • BornNovember 22, 1857
  • DiedDecember 28, 1903
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist
  • WorksThe Nether World; New Grub Street; Born In Exile; The Odd Women