The Crown of Life - George Gissing

The Crown of Life

By George Gissing

  • Release Date: 1903-01-01
  • Genre: Literary Fiction

Description

In this novel, Gissing sets out to show the primacy of spiritual love in life, and to do this by illustrating the dire consequences of relationships where affection has little depth or is missing altogether. In particular, he condemns conventional Victorian attitudes towards engagement and marriage.