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The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft (1903) is a semi-autobiographical work by George Gissing. Published in the last year of his life, The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft is presented as a diary of a friend discovered after the man's premature death. Divided... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft (1903) is a semi-autobiographical work by George Gissing. Published in the last year of his life, The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft is presented as a diary of a friend discovered after the man's premature death. Divided... Read Full Overview

The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft is a semi-fictional autobiographical work by George Gissing in which the author casts himself as the editor of the diary of a deceased acquaintance, selecting essays for posthumous publication. Observing "how suitable many of the reflections... Read Full Overview

This edition of The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft by George Gissing is given by Ashed Phoenix - Million Book Edition

This is the novel that George Gissing prized above everything else he wrote. Published in 1903, the year of Gissing's death, it crosses and re-crosses a precarious line between fiction and autobiography. For readers now, the novel's fascination lies in its portrait of a man coping... Read Full Overview

The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft is a semi-fictional autobiographical work by George Gissing in which the author casts himself as the editor of the diary of a deceased acquaintance, selecting essays for posthumous publication. Observing "how suitable many of the reflections... Read Full Overview

The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft is a semi-fictional autobiographical work by George Gissing in which the author casts himself as the editor of the diary of a deceased acquaintance, selecting essays for posthumous publication. It was partly because of the seasonal arrangement,... Read Full Overview

The name of Henry Ryecroft never became familiar to what is called the reading public. A year ago obituary paragraphs in the literary papers gave such account of him as was thought needful: the date and place of his birth, the names of certain books he had written, an allusion... Read Full Overview

The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft By George Gissing

The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft is a novel written by George Gissing, first published in 1903. The book is a fictional autobiography of the titular character, Henry Ryecroft, who is a writer and a recluse. The story is told through Ryecroft's personal diary entries, which... Read Full Overview

George Gissing (1857-1903) was an English author who also worked as a teacher. Gissing wrote over 20 novels including New Grub Street, The Nether World, and The Odd Women.

It is a collection of semi-autobiographical essays. The author, using the name of Ryecroft, expressed his own feeling and analyzed his own inner world. The book is composed of four parts: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.