{"product_id":"my-lunatic-asylum-charles-barbara-9781645250388","title":"My Lunatic Asylum","description":"Charles Barbara (1817-1866), though principally remembered today for being \"a friend of Baudelaire,\" was, arguably, one of the more influential writers of his time, being one of the earliest authors of science fiction, Naturalism, and the \u003cem\u003eroman policier\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eThe present volume, originally published as \u003cem\u003eMes petites-maisons\u003c\/em\u003e in 1860, and here offered in English for the first time in a translation by Brian Stableford, brings together six of Barbara's best tales, presented something in the manner of case studies. From \"Outline of the Life of a Virtuoso,\" in which we follow the career of an obsessed violinist, and \"Major Whittington,\" a classic science fiction novella that overflows with technological excesses, to the psychological \"Irma Gilquin,\" the current selection reveals a writer whose influences were wide, whose ambitions were great, and whose previous neglect has been grossly unfair.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Barbara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1645250385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781645250388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Snuggly Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.61d","brand":"Charles Barbara","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43982867169535,"sku":"9781645250388","price":18.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c5b50ca1-1864-4ff3-b771-bb428f2275ea.jpg?v=1683263428","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-lunatic-asylum-charles-barbara-9781645250388","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}