{"product_id":"hermsprong","title":"Hermsprong","description":"\u003cp\u003eRobert Bage’s \u003cem\u003eHermsprong\u003c\/em\u003e satirizes English society of the 1790s targeting, in particular, corrupt clergymen, grasping lawyers and wicked aristocrats. The protagonist, a European raised among Native Americans, visits Europe and is dismayed by what he encounters. While such satire might seem conventional enough, \u003cem\u003eHermsprong\u003c\/em\u003e is distinguished from other political novels of the period by its comedy, and it is a measure of Bage’s success that he won the admiration of writers as different in political outlook as Mary Wollstonecraft and Sir Walter Scott. Indeed, \u003cem\u003eHermsprong\u003c\/em\u003e is built around debate, and celebrates the pleasures of the lively exchange of ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Broadview edition contains extensive primary source appendices including material by William Godwin, Benjamin Franklin, Pierre de Charlevoix, and Voltaire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57484333777269,"sku":"9781551112794","price":34.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781551112794.jpg?v=1786266394","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/hermsprong","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}