Ed Reardon's Week

Apparently, some of the characters in the BBC radio programme, Ed Reardon's Week are based on characters from this book. I used to think that programme was quite funny. Well, well, well, I may have to put this on the reading list.

George Gissing himself seems to have led a shortish but interesting life.

I bought a copy at the Oxfam shop and it's on my reading list.

I've recently started listening to it. I fear I may be hearing a taste of my personal future in it...:ack2:

Ed Reardon's Week, not New Grub Street I assume. That would be a bleak future. Keep off the booze and I am sure you have at least two episodes of whatever the current equivalent of Tenko is in you.

I have to say Ed Reardon of Ed Reardon's Week is not really very much like Edwin Reardon of New Grub Street. Edwin Reardon is a sensitive artist. Ed Reardon is more like Alfred Yule, a literary hack with a short temper. Jaz Millvain of Ed Reardon's Week is maybe more similar to Jasper Millvain of New Grub Street. Maybe Jaz Millvain is what young Jasper would become after a couple of decades' undeserved success.

I noticed that the credits of Frasier mentioned Grub Street (Grub Street Productions actually), but I suppose that was a reference to Samuel Johnson.