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Together they demonstrate that the French mass press was far more heterogeneous than previously supposed, tapping into an expanding readership composed of a variety of publics - from affluent bourgeois to disaffected workers to disenfranchised women. 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Through him we meet poets, sculptors, booksellers, prostitutes, publicans, railway workers, farmers, manufacturers and clergymen; through his experiences we contemplate the ineffable but fleeting ecstasy of sex, the existence of God, the effects of drugs and alcohol and the nature of addiction itself, the desire for fame, and the bitter resentment of artists and intellectuals who feel unappreciated by an increasingly materialistic, mechanised society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis sprawling story is a moving, thought-provoking page-turner that seeks not only to understand the roots of Branwell Bront 's tragic end but also to unearth the striking similarities of character between him and his now-famous sisters.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49740236783889,"sku":"NGR9781912436781","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51053589528849,"sku":"NIN9781912436781","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51361906032913,"sku":"GOR013225979","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52453504680209,"sku":"NLS9781912436781","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1912436787.jpg?v=1751432655"},{"product_id":"oblivion-book-dean-de-la-motte-9781915606501","title":"Oblivion","description":"\u003cp\u003eOblivion is both a compelling reconstruction of the life of the famous literary sisters' often-misunderstood brother and a dramatic, sweeping portrayal of a century in rapid transition to modernity. 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