{"product_id":"father-of-the-blind-a-portrait-of-sir-arthur-pearson-by-andrew-norman","title":"FATHER OF THE BLIND: A Portrait of Sir Arthur Pearson by Andrew Norman","description":"\u003cp\u003eFATHER OF THE BLIND: A Portrait of Sir Arthur Pearson\u003cbr\u003eby Andrew Norman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-0752451824\u003cbr\u003eFormat: small hardback with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePublished: The History Press 2009, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003ePages: 158\u003cbr\u003eSKU: 0340\/U327\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eArthur Pearson, a newspaper magnate and founder of the Daily Express, learned of a Belgian soldier who was languishing in a London hospital. The man had been blinded by a rifle bullet during the siege of Liege, and Pearson felt sympathy for the man, having himself been blinded by glaucoma.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere is the biography of an extraordinary man who refused to consider blindness an affliction, but rather a handicap which could be overcome. His charitable work has continued long after his passing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with monochrome images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eImmaculate original condition, light handling wear on dust jacket, library stamps, otherwise as brand new. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003eScarce locally\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450334298404,"sku":null,"price":29.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/1936077411.jpg?v=1786589581","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/father-of-the-blind-a-portrait-of-sir-arthur-pearson-by-andrew-norman","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}