Born in Exile Author:George Gissing Leaving his lowly Midlands home to pursue his career as a journalist among the free-thinkers of London, Godwin Peak's origins and poverty hinder him at every turn. Publishing an article attacking the hypocrisy of the Victorian Church gives him his break, but the roseate future blackens when he falls catastrophically in love with the devout ... more »Sidwell Warricombe.« less