Pierre Coustillas was a French literary scholar and emeritus professor of English at the University of Lille.

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• 1. Third Italian Journey: Siena and Calabria (September 1897-December 1897) 2. From Rome to Surrey: Uncertainties Abounding (December 1897-June 1898) 3. 'The Crown of Life' (June 1898-May 1899) 4. The Ideal Put to the Test (May 1899-May 1900) 5. 'Married' Life in Paris (May 1900-May 1901) 6. The Invalid (June 1901-June 1902) 7. Swan Song (July 1902-December 1903) VI: Epilogue 8 Assessment and Controversy (1904-6) 9. Gissing's Afterlife: A Century On (1906-2003)