{"product_id":"handley-cross-1983-folio-society-577","title":"Handley Cross (1983)","description":"\u003cp\u003eHandley Cross, a facsimile of the edition of 1854, published by the R.S. Surtees Society, re-bound by the Folio Society. Full red artificial leather decorated in gold, pale yellow endleaves. Gold slipcase. 22.5 x 15 cm. 574 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHandley Cross by R. Surtees is a lively comic sporting novel centred on the unforgettable John Jorrocks, the larger-than-life grocer and enthusiastic fox hunter. Having risen to the position of Master of Foxhounds, Jorrocks throws himself wholeheartedly into the responsibilities and pleasures of the hunting field. Surtees combines colourful descriptions of horses, hounds and country sport with sharp satire of Victorian society. Through Jorrocks and the eccentric characters surrounding him, the novel pokes fun at social ambition, sporting pretension and class while providing an entertaining portrait of nineteenth-century hunting life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Folio Vault","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":55216430088531,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":55421125362003,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/thefoliovault.com\/products\/handley-cross-1983-folio-society-577","provider":"Folio Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}