births
November 22, 1857
George Gissing, English novelist (died 1903)
George Gissing
George Robert Gissing was an English novelist, who published 23 novels between 1880 and 1903. In the 1890s he was considered one of the three greatest novelists in England, and by the 1940s he had been recognised as a literary genius. Gissing's best-known works have reappeared in modern editions. They include The Nether World (1889), New Grub Street (1891) and The Odd Women (1893). He retains a small but devoted group of followers.
November 22
November 22 is the 326th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 39 days remain until the end of the year.