{"product_id":"9781473392328","title":"Dorothy Forster","description":"This early work by Walter Besant was originally published in 1891 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Walter Besant could be described as the typical 19th century academic, educated at Cambridge he achieved first-class honours in mathematics and went on to teach at the Royal College in Mauritius, on returning to London he became secretary of the Palestine Exploration Fund, a cross between a scientific survey and intelligence gathering mission. While working for the 'PEF' he began to write fiction and became a sensation over night, 'Dorothy Forster' being the book he considered his favorite of his own works.","brand":"Read Books Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144497774832,"sku":"9781473392328","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781473392328_p0.jpg?v=1763601561","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781473392328","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}