{"product_id":"9781480409804","title":"Thomas Carlyle: A Biography","description":"\u003cb\u003ePulitzer Prize finalist: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The definitive biography”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eof the Victorian-era writer and historian \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e(\u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A Pulitzer finalist that draws upon years of research and unpublished letters, \u003ci\u003eThomas Carlyle\u003c\/i\u003e examines the life of the Victorian genius. Carlyle was the author of \u003ci\u003eSartor Resartus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe French Revolution: A History\u003c\/i\u003e, and he possessed one of literature’s most flamboyant prose styles. Despite a childhood beset by anxiety and illness, Carlyle was indefatigable in his literary production. Fred Kaplan delves into the author’s intense personal life, which includes his turbulent marriage to author Jane Baillie Welsh and his disillusionment with religion. Kaplan is a devoted and sensitive explicator, vividly resurrecting both Carlyle and his Victorian setting.","brand":"Open Road Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125623374064,"sku":"9781480409804","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480409804_p0.jpg?v=1769893973","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480409804","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}