{"product_id":"with-friends-possessed","title":"With Friends Possessed","description":"\u003cp\u003e'[Edward] FitzGerald (1809-1883) won a small piece of immortality with his translation-adaptation of \u003ci\u003eThe Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam\u003c\/i\u003e... but in every other way he seems to have successfully avoided fulfilment. A godless Epicurean, he lived in permanent virginity, never pressing his homosexual desires beyond a number of sentimental crushes... The son of a fabulously rich heiress, he rarely travelled... Though he had many friends he also had a perverse penchant for alienating them... [Robert Bernard] Martin argues that FitzGerald's greatest achievement, outside the \u003ci\u003eRubaiyat\u003c\/i\u003e, is his letters, which certainly have grace and a wistful charm.' \u003ci\u003eKirkus Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'There is [] something sad about the life of this loving and never quite satisfied man... Mr. Martin's biography is splendid reading, and it is a real credit to it that he makes us feel the sadness.' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54243680125272,"sku":"9780571300495","price":22.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780571300495_48d537ca-9713-4987-85db-f40078721c2c.jpg?v=1765958419","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/with-friends-possessed","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}