{"product_id":"9780571322572","title":"The Fall of Doctor Onslow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fall of Doctor Onslow\u003c\/i\u003e  (1994) was the sixth and final novel by Frances Vernon (1963-91).  Published posthumously, it is perhaps her finest work. Set in 1858, it  is the story of Dr George Onslow, reformist headmaster of a leading  public school, who harbours private passions that are fated to be the  death of his life's ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A searing indictment of the  process of education... The narrative is tersely written in a style that  successfully captures Victorian restraint and its stifling  sensibilities.' Ben Preston, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A remarkable  work, written with spirit and erudition... It is difficult to believe  when reading it that the author was a child of our times and did not  actually live in the middle of the last century: she recreates that  world so vividly, with such understanding of its characters, such an ear  for its speech, such feeling for its attitudes and taboos.' Jill Delay,  \u003ci\u003eTablet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber and Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176056209648,"sku":"9780571322572","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780571322572_p0.jpg?v=1763720116","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780571322572","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}