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About This Novel

This book is the most autobiographical collection of essays and is Gissing's masterpiece of prose. It describes the life of the hermit Rycroft who is obsessed with books, natural scenery and reminiscing about the past. In fact, it was Gissing who expressed his feelings and analyzed his inner world through Rycroft's autobiography. Gissing was poor all his life, but he loved literature. His hobby and pursuit of literary masterpieces and his yearning for a quiet life in nature are fully reflected in the book. This book is divided into four parts: spring, summer, autumn and winter. It is beautifully written and fluently written. It is one of the treasures of short essays in British literature.

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