{"product_id":"pictures-from-italy-9780140434316","title":"Pictures from Italy","description":"By: Charles Dickens     \u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'When Dickens has described something you see it for the rest of your life' George Orwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1844, Charles Dickens took a break from novel writing to travel through Italy for almost a year, and \u003ci\u003ePictures from Italy\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdited with an Introduction and Notes by Kate Flint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group : Penguin Classics \/ Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"GB - Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44186502824163,"sku":"DTRPRUS-9780140434316","price":111.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":49012930216163,"sku":"DTRPRUS-9781847498854","price":77.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/9780140434316.webp?v=1761104643","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/zh-mo\/products\/pictures-from-italy-9780140434316","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}