{"product_id":"9781904999980","title":"Fancy Farm","description":"Set in Argyllshire, Scotland Fancy Farm deals with the quixotic, idealistic and impractical landlord Sir Andrew Schaw who, as a result of imprudent management, has been forced to rent out his mansion house and live more humbly on a farm on his estate. He prides himself on his egalitarianism, tolerance and his excellent relations with the ordinary folk. \u003cbr\u003eHis self-knowledge, however, is very limited and he cannot see the hypocrisy in his own position when he embarks on his \"great experiment in training the Ideal Wife\" - to mould Penelope, the woman he believes he wants to marry, into the kind of woman he wants her to be. Penelope, however, is practical and a realist and soon exposes Sir Andrew's flaws. In the end both find more suitable spouses. \u003cbr\u003eFancy Farm is much more than a romantic love story. It is also very much a novel of ideas. \u003cbr\u003eNeil Munro (1863-1930) was born in Inveraray, Argyll. Best known as the creator of the enduring hilarious sketches of Para Handy and his crew of the puffer Vital Spark, he was also a distinguished journalist and novelist. Along with Fancy Farm his novels include John Splendid, Gilian the Dreamer, The Daft Days and his masterpiece, The New Road.","brand":"Zeticula","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47019313037552,"sku":"9781904999980","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781904999980_p0.jpg?v=1763615082","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781904999980","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}