Pierre Coustillas (11 July 1930 – 11 August 2018) was a French literary scholar and emeritus professor of English at the University of Lille.Pierre Coustillas. Ohio University Press. Retrieved 13 October 2017. He was a specialist in the work of George Gissing.Death of a hero. D.J. Taylor, The Spectator, 1 September 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2017.

Selected publications Gissing's writings on Dickens : a bio-bibliographical survey. Enitharmon Press, London, 1971. The rediscovery of George Gissing. London, 1971. (With John Spiers) London and the life of literature in late Victorian England: The diary of George Gissing, novelist. Harvester Press, 1978. George Gissing: the definitive bibliography. Rivendale Press, High Wycomb, England, 2005. The heroic life of George Gissing. Pickering & Chatto, London, 2011-2012. (3 volumes)The Heroic Life of George Gissing, Part I: 1857-1886 by Pierre Coustillas – review. Anthony Quinn, The Observer, theguardian.com, 9 September 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2017.The Heroic Life of George Gissing by Pierre Coustillas (review). Simon J. James, Project Muse. Retrieved 13 October 2017. George Gissing: The critical heritage. Routledge, London, 2013. (Joint editor with Colin Partridge)

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