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The Nether WorldGeorge Gissing

The Nether World

by OpenStories

Original author: George Gissing

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"The Nether World" by George Gissing is a novel written in 1889. Set in the slums of Victorian London, it follows several impoverished families struggling with unemployment, desperate living conditions, and broken dreams. When Michael Snowdon returns from Australia with a hidden fortune, he hopes to use it for charity through his granddaughter Jane. But family scheming, thwarted ambitions, and failed relationships threaten his plans. This naturalistic portrait of working-class life offers an unflinching look at poverty's grip, where hopes fade and survival itself becomes uncertain.

The Nether World, by George Gissing. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #4301.

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40 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: A Thrall of Thralls3,600 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: A Friend in Request3,634 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: A Superfluous Family4,377 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: Clara and Jane3,392 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: Jane Is Visited4,395 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: Glimpses of the Past4,072 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: Mrs. Byass’s Lodgings3,902 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: Pennyloaf Candy3,911 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: Pathological4,287 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: The Last Combat3,141 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: A Disappointment2,919 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: ‘io Saturnalia!’4,010 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: The Bringer of ILL News2,562 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV: A Welcome Guest2,674 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV: Sunlight in Dreary Places4,132 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI: Dialogue and Comment2,743 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVII: Clem Makes a Disclosure3,044 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVIII: The Joke Is Completed3,210 words
  19. 19.Chapter XIX: A Retreat3,930 words
  20. 20.Chapter XX: A Vision of Noble Things5,326 words
  1. 21.Chapter XXI: Death the Reconciler4,254 words
  2. 22.Chapter XXII: Watching From Ambush3,569 words
  3. 23.Chapter XXIII: On the Eve of Triumph3,593 words
  4. 24.Chapter XXIV: The Family History Progresses4,836 words
  5. 25.Chapter XXV: A Double Consecration3,591 words
  6. 26.Chapter XXVI: Sidney’s Struggle4,053 words
  7. 27.Chapter XXVII: Clara’s Return2,728 words
  8. 28.Chapter XXVIII: The Soup-Kitchen4,273 words
  9. 29.Chapter XXIX: Phantoms4,264 words
  10. 30.Chapter XXX: On a Barren Shore4,233 words
  11. 31.Chapter XXXI: Woman and Actress4,300 words
  12. 32.Chapter XXXII: A Haven5,139 words
  13. 33.Chapter XXXIII: A Fall From the Ideal2,868 words
  14. 34.Chapter XXXIV: The Debt Repaid3,468 words
  15. 35.Chapter XXXV: The Treasury Unlocked2,427 words
  16. 36.Chapter XXXVI: The Heir4,177 words
  17. 37.Chapter XXXVII: Mad Jack’s Dream4,458 words
  18. 38.Chapter XXXVIII: Joseph Transacts Much Business6,194 words
  19. 39.Chapter XXXIX: Sidney6,478 words
  20. 40.Chapter XL: Jane4,747 words