{"product_id":"david-lodge-british-museum-falling-down-1965-125093","title":"The British Museum is Falling Down.","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003eThe first edition of Lodge's third work of fiction and one of his more popular novels, scarce in such clean condition. Lodge was influenced by \u003cem\u003eMrs Dalloway\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eUlysses,\u003c\/em\u003e upon which he placed a comic slant on in this novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLodge was an English academic and novelist becoming a literature professor at the University of Birmingham as well as teaching at other universities across the world. He retired in 1987 to focus on writing full-time, where he penned almost twenty novels and many works of criticism, including \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst edition; 8vo (20.5 x 13.5 cm); a little age-toned (as usual), else only the occasional minor spot or mark; publisher's brown boards with gilt lettering to spine, original unclipped illustrated dust-jacket in red white and black, spine a little faded, a few minor marks to rear panel, some slight wear to extremities, else near-fine; 176pp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"LODGE, David.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57487253471607,"sku":"125093","price":500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/125093_01_fa6a162c-e5f6-4be7-9dab-c6229504991c.jpg?v=1790186329","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/products\/david-lodge-british-museum-falling-down-1965-125093","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}