{"product_id":"the-lazy-minstrel-1887-joseph-ashby-sterry-9781164020615","title":"The Lazy Minstrel (1887)","description":"The Lazy Minstrel is a novel written by Joseph Ashby-Sterry and originally published in 1887. The story follows the life of a young man named Jack, who is a talented musician but also incredibly lazy. Despite his lack of ambition, Jack manages to attract the attention of a wealthy patron who offers to support him financially if he agrees to study music seriously. However, Jack's laziness and lack of discipline continue to hold him back, and he struggles to make progress in his music studies. Along the way, he meets a variety of colorful characters, including other musicians, artists, and writers, and he begins to question whether a life of laziness is truly fulfilling. The Lazy Minstrel is a humorous and satirical look at the Victorian era and the societal expectations placed on young men of the time.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Ashby-Sterry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1164020617\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781164020615\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kessinger Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d","brand":"Joseph Ashby-Sterry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48484465967359,"sku":"9781164020615","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c554a10d-71c4-480f-91ce-d8d8a5dab648.jpg?v=1778044074","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lazy-minstrel-1887-joseph-ashby-sterry-9781164020615","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}