{"product_id":"selected-writings-9780141396767","title":"Selected Writings","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Carlyle was born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, in 1795. Intended by his family to become a Presbyterian minister, he was influenced by the Scottish Enlightenment while at the University of Edinburgh and became a teacher instead. He later turned to literary work, publishing a life of Schiller and translations of Goethe in the 1820s. His first truly successful book was \u003ci\u003eThe French Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e, which was followed by many others. He died in 1881.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlan Shelston was Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Manchester until his retirement in 2002.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017578578263,"sku":"9780141396767","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141396767.jpg?v=1750774007","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/selected-writings-9780141396767","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}