{"product_id":"george-augustus-sala-the-george-augustus-sala-9781787803749","title":"George Augustus Sala - The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous: 'Society is the master, and man is the servant''","description":"George Augustus Sala was born in born in New Street, London, on 24th November 1828.\u003cp\u003eHe was a precocious child. Having learnt French he wrote a French tragedy 'Fredegonde' before he turned 10. From 1839 to 1842 he studied in Paris alongside fellow pupil Alexandre Dumas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 15, now a capable draughtsman and an insatiable reader, he was allowed to follow his own path.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStints as a clerk were followed by an engagement to draw railway plans during the railway mania of 1845. His mother and brother then introduced him to the Princess's Theatre, where they were professionally engaged, and he was given occasional work as a scene-painter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe began his literary career in 1848 with articles to a struggling weekly paper called 'Chat.' They were eagerly accepted, and he was appointed editor on a miniscule salary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1850 came his first publication; a comic illustrated guidebook for continental tourists; 'Practical Exposition of J. M. W. Turner's Picture, Hail, Rain, Steam, and Speed.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1851 a rather more promising opportunity offered itself. Charles Dickens accepted 'The Key of the Street, ' for his periodical 'Household Words.' For the next 5 years Sala would write an essay or story every week.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSala published his first novel in 1860, 'The Baddington Peerage: A Story of the Best and Worst Society'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was eager to build on the thriving periodical market and followed in the footsteps of Dickens and Thackeray with the founding of 'Temple Bar.' The first issue was December 1860 and in the second he began a serialization of 'The Seven Sons of Mammon', followed by perhaps his best work 'The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1863 Sala undertook his first tour as a 'special' foreign correspondent of the 'Daily Telegraph.' He was in America from November 1863 to December 1864, reporting on the progress of the civil war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA long series of expeditions followed across Europe and the United States before Australia and India.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring Sala's last years his energies were slowed by frequent illness. While continuing work for the 'Daily Telegraph' and his 'Echoes of the Week, ' he lived mainly in Brighton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Augustus Sala died from nervous exhaustion, after a long illness, at Brighton on 8th December 1895\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Augustus Sala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1787803740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781787803749\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Horse's Mouth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"George Augustus Sala","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486076842239,"sku":"9781787803749","price":13.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_67c4e4e3-e1eb-42f2-b3c5-d97514836074.jpg?v=1778053516","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/george-augustus-sala-the-george-augustus-sala-9781787803749","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}