{"product_id":"pictures-from-italy-charles-dickens-9780140434316","title":"Pictures from Italy","description":"\u003cp\u003e'When Dickens has described something you see it for the rest of your life' George Orwell \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1844, Charles Dickens took a break from novel writing to travel through Italy for almost a year, and \u003ci\u003ePictures from Italy\u003c\/i\u003e is an illuminating account of his experiences there. He presents the country like a magic-lantern show, as vivid images ceaselessly appear before his - and his readers' - eyes. Italy's most famous sights are all to be found here - St Peter's in Rome, Naples with Vesuvius smouldering in the background, the fairytale buildings and canals of Venice - but Dickens's chronicle is not simply that of a tourist. Combining compelling travelogue with piercing social commentary, he portrays a nation of great contrasts: between grandiose buildings and squalid poverty, ancient monuments and everyday life, past and present. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdited with an Introduction and Notes by Kate Flint\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Dickens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0140434313\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140434316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.05w x 0.65d","brand":"Charles Dickens","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072163967231,"sku":"9780140434316","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8dededd8-450f-41d4-98fb-82ae362917e2.jpg?v=1685440334","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pictures-from-italy-charles-dickens-9780140434316","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}