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The Crown of Life
George Gissing
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The Crown of Life
George Gissing
Amid the throng of suburban arrivals volleyed forth from Waterloo Station on a May morning in the year '86, moved a slim, dark, absent-looking young man of one-and-twenty, whose name was Piers Otway. In regard to costume-blameless silk hat, and dark morning coat with lighter trousers-the City would not have disowned him, but he had not the City countenance. The rush for omnibus seats left him unconcerned; clear of the railway station, he walked at a moderate pace, his eyes mostly on the ground; he crossed the foot-bridge to Charing Cross, and steadily made his way into the Haymarket, where his progress was arrested by a picture shop. A window hung with engravings, mostly after pictures of the day; some of them very large, and attractive to a passing glance. One or two admirable landscapes offered solace to the street-wearied imagination, but upon these Piers Otway did not fix his eye; it was drawn irresistibly to the faces and forms of beautiful women set forth with varied allurement.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | May 15, 2018 |
ISBN13 | 9781717341150 |
Publishers | Createspace Independent Publishing Platf |
Pages | 320 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 17 mm · 430 g |
Language | English |
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