{"product_id":"the-speedicut-papers-book-2-christopher-joll-9781546285281","title":"The Speedicut Papers Book 2 (1848-1857): Love \u0026 Other Blood Sports","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 2 of The Speedicut Papers continues the \u003cbr\u003e first hand account of the life, loves and adventures of \u003cbr\u003e Jasper Speedicut: charmer, sexual libertine and reluctant hero. \u003cbr\u003e It is also a unique account of events in the British Empire and \u003cbr\u003e beyond, comprising a series of linked adventures and anecdotes \u003cbr\u003e which, when taken together, comprise a fascinating insight \u003cbr\u003e into many of the half-remembered or wholly-forgotten \u003cbr\u003e events of the second half of the 19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"It is a matter of considerable regret to me that \u003cbr\u003e The Speedicut Papers were not available to me when I wrote \u003cbr\u003e my History of the English Speaking Peoples.\" \u003cbr\u003e Sir Winston Churchill\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book contains the only lucid explanation of the Schleswig-Holstein \u003cbr\u003e question ... to which I've completely forgotten the answer.\" \u003cbr\u003e Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I was delighted to discover that, like me, Speedicut \u003cbr\u003e has committed every sin in the Decalogue.\" \u003cbr\u003e Sir Richard Burton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Having read this remarkable narrative I would swim \u003cbr\u003e the Hellespont to meet the man who wrote it.\" \u003cbr\u003e George, 6th Baron Byron\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Speedicut's adventures in Berlin have given me \u003cbr\u003e an idea for a book.\" \u003cbr\u003e Bram Stoker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Joll\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1546285288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781546285281\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Authorhouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/11\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d","brand":"Christopher Joll","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48439725981951,"sku":"9781546285281","price":38.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_35c4294c-6122-45a1-9722-096b8d00000a.jpg?v=1777179097","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-speedicut-papers-book-2-christopher-joll-9781546285281","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}