{"product_id":"a-swindon-radical-noel-ponting-9781914407215","title":"A Swindon Radical","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to a book that was never intended. After all, when \u003cem\u003eA Swindon Wordsmith \u003c\/em\u003ewas published in 2019, highlighting the life and works of railwayman and parttime writer George Ewart Hobbs, the authors were satisfied that it achieved both of their main aims: showcasing work by someone who had undeservedly been forgotten since his death in 1946, but also opening a fascinating window on Swindon in times gone by. However, the surprise discovery of more works by George made it necessary to produce a second volume, and this book therefore samples some of the articles he wrote and published in the 1920s and 1930s, mostly in the \u003cem\u003eSwindon Advertiser\u003c\/em\u003e. Like its predecessor, this new book covers a wide range of George's interests, including religion, philosophy, astronomy, spiritualism, engineering and more. And as he came to terms with a changing world at home, and as the world spiralled towards the second declaration of global war in his lifetime, it chronicles the views of an increasingly radical thinker, who was always ahead of his time. Along with a simultaneously published companion book, \u003cem\u003eA Visit to Venus \u003c\/em\u003e(George's 1927 science fiction tale), \u003cem\u003eA Swindon Radical \u003c\/em\u003ecompletes the story of this fascinating wordsmith and free-thinker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Noel Ponting\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1914407210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781914407215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hobnob Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.87d","brand":"Noel Ponting","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437138424063,"sku":"9781914407215","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d92189d2-d906-4dba-a60e-3e25b6621a89.jpg?v=1777160125","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-swindon-radical-noel-ponting-9781914407215","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}