{"product_id":"9781529935684","title":"The Pub","description":"\u003cb\u003eWould Queen Victoria have been good value over a pint? Where can you find the most northerly pub in the UK? Which pub was run by a member of the mafia?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eBritain is famed, above all else, for two things: a great literary tradition, and truly superb pubs. It should naturally follow that there are lots of great books about pubs, right? Wrong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, we are correcting that with this miscellany of the fascinating, the quirky, the exciting, the novel and the downright odd that you will want to sit down with a pint and dive in. Here you'll find stories, quirks, essays, deep-dives, listicles and more - everything but the pint - for you to immerse yourself in the wonderful, weird, funny and witty history of British pubs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollected by The Fence, with contributions from the brilliant Tom Parker Bowles, William Hanson, John Banville, Róisín Lanigan, Clive Martin, Katy Hessel and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Fence","offers":[{"title":"Random House UK |  Hardback  |  2025-09-30","offer_id":46914757099775,"sku":"9781529935684","price":35.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/9781529935684.jpg?v=1758656230","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781529935684","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}