“His grey eyes searched her countenance with that horrible intensity of fanaticism which is so like the look of cruelty, of greed, of any passion originating in the baser self.”
Book:The Nether World
Quote by George Gissing
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The Nether World
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George Gissing
George Gissing was an English novelist known for his profound depiction of the lives of the working class. His works often focus on the struggles of the lower class and critical reflections on Victorian British society. more
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