{"product_id":"charles-dickens-childrens-stories-charles-dickens-9781542456067","title":"Charles Dickens' Children's Stories","description":"Extract: TROTTY VECK AND HIS DAUGHTER MEG. \"TROTTY\" seems a strange name for an old man, but it was given to Toby Veck because of his always going at a trot to do his errands; for he was a porter, and carried letters and messages for people who were in too great a hurry to send them by the post. He did not earn very much, and had to be out in all weathers and all day long. But Toby was of a cheerful disposition, and looked on the bright side of everything. His greatest joy was his dear daughter Meg, who loved him dearly. One cold day Toby had been trotting up and down in his usual place before the church, when the bells chimed twelve o'clock, which made Toby think of dinner. \"There's nothing,\" he remarked, \"more regular in coming round than dinner-time, and nothing less regular in coming round than dinner. That's the great difference between 'em.\" He went on talking to himself never noticing who was coming near to him. \"Why, father, father,\" said a pleasant voice, and Toby turned to find his daughter's sweet, bright eyes close to his. \"Why, pet,\" said he, kissing her, \"what's-to-do?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Dickens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1542456061\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781542456067\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.24w x 0.30d","brand":"Charles Dickens","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938304164095,"sku":"9781542456067","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_96186b92-0139-4f5b-a916-614e774e2e0b.jpg?v=1681434914","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/charles-dickens-childrens-stories-charles-dickens-9781542456067","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}