{"product_id":"the-heaviest-of-swells-vol-christopher-beeching-9781909381100","title":"The Heaviest of Swells Vol II: A Life and Times in the Music Hall","description":"\u003cp\u003eCovering the years 1871-1876, Volume II of The Heaviest of Swells picks up Leybourne's life-story after the sudden announcement that he would be departing for America. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn five years full of incident, Beeching delves deeper into Leybourne's attempted new ventures; as an actor; on a long tour of one-night stands with a classical actor and his unwise forays into management. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Leybourne continues his exhausting rounds of the Halls through bouts of illness, and his need to create new songs for the edification of his fans, Leybourne becomes the centre of attention in a scandalous court case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy unravelling forgotten slang terms and dissecting these songs and their covers in detail, Beeching in his unique and entertaining style brings their relevance of the Victorian period and today into sharp focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Beeching\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1909381101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781909381100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas Foote\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.13d","brand":"Christopher Beeching","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47930896941311,"sku":"9781909381100","price":85.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6b4fc967-911f-4b3f-ba92-ef8ee42bb2d8.jpg?v=1766345033","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-heaviest-of-swells-vol-christopher-beeching-9781909381100","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}