{"product_id":"john-halifax-gentleman-9780062356154","title":"John Halifax, Gentleman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA beautifully designed deluxe Harper Perennial Legacy Edition, with an introduction from Simon Van Booy, nationally bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eFather's Day\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Illusion of Separateness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA young orphan goes from rags to riches in this remarkable tale of friendship, love, and adventure at the height of the Industrial Revolution.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike Charles Dickens's beloved \u003cem\u003eDavid Copperfield\u003c\/em\u003e, John Halifax is an orphan, determined to make his success through honest hard work. He becomes an apprentice to Abel Flecher, a tanner and a Quaker, and is soon befriended by Abel's invalid son, Phineas, who chronicles John's success in business and love, rising from the humblest of origins to the pinnacle of wealth made possible by England's Industrial Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDinah Maria Mulock Craik explores the sweeping transformation wrought by this revolutionary technological age, including the rise of the middle class and its impact on the social, economic, and political makeup of the nation as it moved from the eighteenth to the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collector's edition features a lush design, French flaps, and deckle-edged paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062356154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 4.80w x 1.57d","brand":"Dinah Maria Mulock Craik,Simon Van Booy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52571254587573,"sku":"9780062356154","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/john-halifax-gentleman-9780062356154","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}