{"product_id":"plain-or-ringlets-1986-folio-society-633","title":"Plain or Ringlets (1986)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePlain or Ringlets, a facsimile of the edition of 1860, published by the R.S. Surtees Society, re-bound by the Folio Society. Twelve leaves of colour and monochrome plates. Bound in red artificial leather decorated in gold. Pale yellow endleaves. Gold slipcase. 22.4x15cm. 410pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurtees's Plain or Ringlets? is a lively comic novel set in the world of nineteenth-century English fox hunting. Filled with sporting gentlemen, ambitious social climbers and eccentric country characters, the story combines the excitement of the hunt with sharp observations of class and fashionable society. Surtees uses the sporting world to expose vanity, pretension and social rivalry, while his energetic descriptions of horses, hounds and country life give the novel much of its distinctive character. Humorous and richly observed, it remains an entertaining portrait of Victorian sporting culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Folio Vault","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":55216439066963,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":55421127950675,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/thefoliovault.com\/products\/plain-or-ringlets-1986-folio-society-633","provider":"Folio Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}