{"product_id":"the-wheelwrights-shop-canto-original-series","title":"The Wheelwright's Shop (Canto original series)","description":"\u003cp\u003eGeorge Sturts frank and moving account of his trade as a wheelwright in the late nineteenth century offers a unique glimpse into the working lives of craftsmen in a world since banished by technology. The wheelwrights shop where he entered business had been operating for two centuries; this chronicle  first published in 1923  is a poignant record of that tradition  written as it was passing into history. E. P. Thompsons new foreword acclaims the significance of Sturts engaging narrative as a vital document in the history of labour at the turn of the century.  a classic  Mr Sturts masterpiece. A delightfully urbane and informing book  full of valuable material for the social historian and a sheer pleasure to read. New Statesman It shows in the author a combination of the gifts of a handicraftsman  the actual maker of things  with the powers of a writer  in a way not common in English literature. The Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966704644149,"sku":"ByrdShop_0521447720","price":44.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780521447720.jpg?v=1770575657","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-wheelwrights-shop-canto-original-series","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}