{"product_id":"world-for-a-shilling","title":"World for a Shilling","description":"\u003cp\u003eConceived as a showcase for Britain's burgeoning manufacturing  industries and the exotic products of its Empire, the Great Exhibition  at the Crystal Palace was Britain's first truly national spectacle.  Michael Leapman explores how the exhibition came into being; the key  characters who made it happen (from Prince Albert, who was credited with  the idea, to Thomas Cook, whose cheap railway trips ensured its  accessibility to all); and the fascinating tales behind the exhibits  that fired the imagination of the era. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The best kind of popular history: exact, imaginative and full of fun.' \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e`Splendid...  Michael Leapman brings a child's delight to the wonders of the  Exhibition and his enthusiastic prose makes his readers feel they are  almost walking down its aisles.' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e`Entertaining and engaging' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54243627434328,"sku":"9780571281657","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780571281657_2fb0004f-d53b-4646-aba4-095b6a40ed81.jpg?v=1765957544","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/world-for-a-shilling","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}