{"product_id":"2940016961248","title":"The life of Charles Dickens","description":"Writing with passion about the pleasures and pitfalls that he experienced and dreamt up in Victorian England, Charles Dickens remains one of the most beloved novelists of all time. Apart from the Bible story of the birth of Jesus Christ, there is probably no better-known tale of Christmas than Charles Dickens' \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Carol.\u003c\/i\u003e A devout Christian, Dickens began writing Christmas tales in \u003ci\u003eThe Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club\u003c\/i\u003eand by the 1840s he had written a slew of novellas known collectively as the Christmas Books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout all of his work, one gets a sense of the struggles he faced growing up in a humble household. His masterpieces, \u003ci\u003eOliver Twist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Tale of Two Cities\u003c\/i\u003e, exemplify his magnificent talent and his understanding of the human condition. \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Charles Dickens\u003c\/i\u003e explores Dickens' life and loves.","brand":"Boston, Estes and Lauriat","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47066893222128,"sku":"2940016961248","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016961248","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}