{"product_id":"a-rogues-life-wilkie-collins-9781843911326","title":"A Rogue's Life","description":"A delightful tale of thwarted ambition and forbidden love, \u003ci\u003eA Rogue's Life\u003c\/i\u003e follows the fortunes of an endearing young man. Proffering his own take on picaresque storytelling--and with many a grain of truth for twenty-somethings today--this is Wilkie Collins at his entertaining best. Propelled into society by his ever-hopeful father, Frank Softly is introduced to a variety of professions in order to make his fortune. Not industrious by nature, however, Frank finds working life a challenge, and by his 25th birthday, he has failed medicine, portrait-painting, caricaturing, and even forgery. Disenchanted with life, he despairs of ever finding something to commit to--until he meets Alicia Dulcifer and her inexplicably wealthy father. The author of \u003ci\u003eThe Woman in White \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Moonstone, \u003c\/i\u003e Wilkie Collins is widely regarded as the originator of the detective novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wilkie Collins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1843911329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781843911326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hesperus Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 4.98w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2006 pg. 1187","brand":"Wilkie Collins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938924331263,"sku":"9781843911326","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_9eb8cdf6-4446-45fe-a9ca-275f17112b8f.jpg?v=1681438480","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-rogues-life-wilkie-collins-9781843911326","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}