{"product_id":"9783842498365","title":"The Poor Gentleman","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs Monsieur De Vlierbeck entered Antwerp, where he knew he would be an object of notice, he assumed a jaunty, self-satisfied air. Anyone seeing him which might have deceived into believing him the happiest man on earth . . . even while he suffered from the profoundest agony.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was, he feared, about to suffer abject humiliation. This would cut him to the very heart! But there was a being in the world whom he loved better than his life or honor -- his only child, his daughter. For her, how frequently had he sacrificed his pride -- how frequently had he suffered the pangs of martyrdom!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNovelist Hendrik Conscience (1812-1883) took part in the 1830 Flemish revolution for independence from the Netherlands, and afterwards helped create a revival of Flemish letters with such novels as \u003cem\u003eThe Lion of Flanders\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Poor Gentleman\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"tredition","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181300924656,"sku":"9783842498365","price":2.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783842498365_p0.jpg?v=1763693752","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783842498365","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}