{"product_id":"great-expectations-9781529962260","title":"Great Expectations","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharles Dickens was born in Hampshire on February 7, 1812. His father was a clerk in the navy pay office, who was well paid but often ended up in financial troubles. When Dickens was twelve years old he was send to work in a shoe polish factory because his family had been taken to the debtors' prison. His career as a writer of fiction started in 1833 when his short stories and essays began to appear in periodicals. \u003ci\u003eThe Pickwick Papers\u003c\/i\u003e, his first commercial success, was published in 1836. The serialisation of \u003ci\u003eOliver Twist\u003c\/i\u003e began in 1837. Many other novels followed and \u003ci\u003eThe Old Curiosity Shop\u003c\/i\u003e brought Dickens international fame and he became a celebrity in America as well as Britain. Charles Dickens died on 9 June 1870. He is buried in Westminster Abbey.","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51379709051223,"sku":"9781529962260","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781529962260.jpg?v=1754320016","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/great-expectations-9781529962260","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}