{"product_id":"the-lazy-tour-of-two-idle-apprentices-paperback-by-charles-dickens","title":"The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices Paperback by Charles Dickens","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eVintage Classics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2026-08-25)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e176\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781529981384\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e368.55\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo literary giants take to the road on a comic journey - both chaotic, and completely unforgettable\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTired of the grind of work, two apprentices set out on a walking tour with no fixed plan, determined to do as little as possible. As they drift from town to town, they encounter curious characters, regale strange stories and witness moments of quiet absurdity that disrupt their idleness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilkie Collins\u003c\/b\u003e was born in London on 8 January 1824. His father was the landscape painter William Collins. After school he worked for a tea merchant before studying to become a lawyer. In 1848 he published a biography of his father and his first novel, \u003ci\u003eAntonina\u003c\/i\u003e, followed in 1850. In 1851 he met Charles Dickens who would later edit and publish some of his novels. Collins's novels were extremely popular in his own time as well as now. \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWoman in White\u003c\/i\u003e (1859), \u003ci\u003eNo Name\u003c\/i\u003e (1862), \u003ci\u003eArmadale\u003c\/i\u003e (1866) and \u003ci\u003eThe Moonstone\u003c\/i\u003e (1868) are his best known works. Collins was linked with two women (one of whom bore him three children) but he never married. He died on 23 September 1889.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":47780210016417,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781529981384","price":21.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781529981384.jpg?v=1789804776","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-lazy-tour-of-two-idle-apprentices-paperback-by-charles-dickens","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}