{"product_id":"9780140434316","title":"Pictures from Italy","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Dickens, Charles\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eItaly\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 29 January 1998 by Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin Classics) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 272 pages\u003cbr\u003e199 x 124 x 20 | 202g\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":"Dickens, Charles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54261383692472,"sku":"9780140434316","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9780140434316.jpg?v=1791380755","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9780140434316","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}