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| Author | George Gissing |
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1906
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| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Genre | Realism, Social Criticism |
1906 Short Story
The House of Cobwebs
The House of Cobwebs is an English Realism, Social Criticism short story by British writer George Gissing. It was first published in 1906. The House of Cobwebs is the title story in Gissing's collection, The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories, published in 1906. An interesting fact: "cob" is another word for spider in Middle English: coppe.
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| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Genre | Realism, Social Criticism |
