{"product_id":"dickens-on-railways-charles-dickens-9781916045354","title":"Dickens on Railways","description":"In the mid-nineteenth century, the great age of railway building, Charles Dickens could not but be aware of their transformative impact on society. So he wrote about it - to a remarkable extent. He wrote a classic ghost story, 'The Signalman'; in Dombey and Son about what is now the West Coast Main Line being carved through north London in great ravines. He wrote satirical pieces about railway catering - even back then; about the wonder of express train travel to the Channel ports; travel pieces about exploring America by train - and about being personally involved in the notorious Staplehurst train crash in Kent. Now, in the year of Dickens' 150th anniversary, Tony Williams, a distinguished Dickens scholar, collects all these railway writings into a handsome little volume ideal for a long train journey...","brand":"Safe Haven Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51348299448608,"sku":"9781916045354","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9781916045354.jpg?v=1781013856","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/dickens-on-railways-charles-dickens-9781916045354","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}