{"product_id":"charles-seely-of-lincoln-stephen-roberts-9781796273823","title":"Charles Seely of Lincoln: Liberalism and Making Money in Victorian England","description":"In his day the Victorian businessman Charles Seely was known as 'Pigs'. It has long been believed that this nickname was derived from his refusal to bring to an end a contract supplying the Admiralty with iron ballast when it no longer needed it. It's a great story, but that's what it is ... a story. This is the first biography of Charles Seely and the authors reveal the real reason why Seely became known as 'Pigs'. The book tells a remarkable story. Seely was a man of great ambition and enterprise and he drove hard bargains. He rose from being co-partner in a corn mill to being the owner of mines and landed estates that brought him immense wealth. The 'Baker's Boy' from Lincoln lived at a prestigious address in London and owned a beautiful country house on the Isle of Wight, where he played host to Garibaldi. An independently-minded Liberal, Seely represented Lincoln in the House of Commons for almost a quarter of a century. This book offers something of interest to all those fascinated by our Victorian predecessors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Roberts, Mark Acton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1796273821\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781796273823\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.15d","brand":"Stephen Roberts","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44077466747135,"sku":"9781796273823","price":6.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_07f3fdef-877f-4c4a-9b4e-f1d660b35294.jpg?v=1685470136","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/charles-seely-of-lincoln-stephen-roberts-9781796273823","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}