The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories

The Project Gutenberg eBook, The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories, by George Gissing, et alThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: The House of Cobwebs and Other StoriesAuthor: George GissingRelease Date: March 16, 2004 [eBook #11603]Language: English***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE HOUSE OF COBWEBS AND OTHER STORIES***E-text prepared by Project Gutenberg Distributed ProofreadersTHE HOUSE OF COBWEBSAND OTHER STORIESBYGEORGE GISSING1906TO WHICH IS PREFIXED THE WORK OF GEORGEGISSING AN INTRODUCTORY SURVEY BY THOMASSECCOMBECONTENTSTHE WORK OF GEORGE GISSINGA CHRONOLOGICAL RECORDTHE HOUSE OF COBWEBSA CAPITALISTCHRISTOPHERSONHUMPLEBEETHE SCRUPULOUS FATHERA POOR GENTLEMANMISS RODNEY'S LEISUREA CHARMING FAMILYA DAUGHTER OF THE LODGETHE RIDING-WHIPFATE AND THE APOTHECARYTOPHAM'S CHANCEA LODGER IN MAZE PONDTHE SALT OF THE EARTHTHE PIG AND WHISTLETHE WORK OF GEORGE GISSINGAN INTRODUCTORY SURVEY'Les gens tout à fait heureux, forts et bien portants, sont-ils préparés comme il faut pour comprendre,pénétrer, exprimer la vie, notre vie si tourmentée et si courte?'MAUPASSANT.In England during the sixties and seventies of last century the world of books was dominated by one Gargantuan type offiction. The terms book and ...