This ninth volume concludes the collection of letters and reflects the last 18 months of the Victorian novelist's life and his correspondence with major writers of the period, including H.G. Wells, Joseph Conrad, and Thomas Hardy. Contains previously unpublished recollections of Gissing's female companion as well as posthumous and consolatory letters, plus various selected and cumulative indexes of persons, places, titles, and letter recipients. Includes b&w photos. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.