{"product_id":"the-story-of-charles-dickens-the-first-celebrity-writer-great-victorians","title":"The Story of Charles Dickens: The First Celebrity Writer (Great Victorians)","description":"Product Description\n\nCharles Dickens's happy childhood came to a sudden end when his father was jailed for debt. At the age of 12, young Charles was sent to work in a factory making shoe polish...\n\nBut Charles could write stories. And he wrote lots of them.\nFunny stories, entertaining stories, devastatingly sad stories.\nAnd soon he had the whole world at his feet, listening to his every word.\n\nReview\n\n\"Everyone should read these lively biographies - a perfect introduction to the most fascinating period in history\" --Tristram Hunt\n\nBook Description\n\nCharles Dickens's happy childhood came to a sudden end when his father was jailed for debt. At the age of 12, young Charles was sent to work in a factory making shoe polish...\n\nFrom the Back Cover\n\nCharles Dickens's happy childhood came to a sudden end when his father was jailed for debt. At the age of 12, young Charles was sent to work in a factory making shoe polish...\n\nAbout the Author\n\nAndrew Billen is a feature writer and chief TV critic on The Times. He previously worked for the Sheffield Star, The Observer and the London Evening Standard and was a television and theatre critic for the New Statesman. He has written two children's biographies for Short Books. He lives in Oxford with his wife and two daughters.","brand":"Short Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40585976479829,"sku":"9781780723211N","price":4.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/b4433c85-3683-4ec8-9037-ba53a8c98d4a.jpg?v=1681899412","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-story-of-charles-dickens-the-first-celebrity-writer-great-victorians","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}