{"product_id":"9781847497741","title":"The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In the autumn month of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven… two idle apprentices, exhausted by the long, hot summer, and the long, hot work it had brought with it, ran away from their employer.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder the pseudonyms of Francis Goodchild and Thomas Idle, Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins set off on a walking tour of the north-west of England, reporting back on their adventures for Dickens's magazine Household Words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA unique insight into the friendship of two of the towering figures of Victorian literature, and featuring a pair of chilling ghost stories from the leading exponents of the genre, \u003ci\u003eThe Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices\u003c\/i\u003e is a charming evocation of the adventures they experienced on their trip and the gently mocking nature of their relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“My dear Collins… I am open to any proposal to go anywhere any day or days this week. Fresh air and change in any amount I am ready for. If I could only find an idle man (this is a general observation), he would find the warmest recognition in this direction.” —\u003ci\u003eCharles Dickens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781847497741\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Alma Classics","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40706828435662,"sku":"9781847497741","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_b2221bdd-0abd-4aa8-bd33-976b0b7ecacb.jpg?v=1640580009","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781847497741","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}