The Whirlpool
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- Under 100
- First published
- 1897
- Pages
- 480
About this book
London itself is the whirlpool of Gissing's title, a churn of money, ambition, and social display that pulls his characters under. Harvey Rolfe, a comfortable bachelor drifting toward middle age, marries the restless, gifted Alma Frothingham, whose father's financial collapse leaves her hungry for a public career as a violinist. As she chases fame and the couple chase status, their marriage and their young child pay the price. Written at the close of the century, the book captures the anxieties of a moneyed middle class living beyond its means and its nerves. Gissing writes with cool intelligence about marriage, work, and the cost of modern striving.
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Book facts
- Author
- George Gissing
- First published
- 1897
- Reading time
- About 12 hours
- Pages
- 480
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Domestic Fiction
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online