{"product_id":"9780140434316","title":"Pictures from Italy","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Dickens, Charles \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 29\/01\/1998,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 272 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780140434316,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'When Dickens has described something you see it for the rest of your life' George OrwellIn 1844, Charles Dickens took a break from novel writing to travel through Italy for almost a year, and Pictures from Italy is an illuminating account of his experiences there. He presents the country like a magic-lantern show, as vivid images ceaselessly appear before his - and his readers' - eyes. Italy's most famous sights are all to be found here - St Peter's in Rome, Naples with Vesuvius smouldering in the background, the fairytale buildings and canals of Venice - but Dickens's chronicle is not simply that of a tourist. Combining compelling travelogue with piercing social commentary, he portrays a nation of great contrasts: between grandiose buildings and squalid poverty, ancient monuments and everyday life, past and present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited with an Introduction and Notes by Kate Flint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42891363942444,"sku":"9780140434316","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780140434316.jpg?v=1711043231","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780140434316","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}