{"product_id":"warhorses-of-letters","title":"Warhorses of Letters","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--large TruncatedContent__text--expanded\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThe world's greatest gay, equine, military, epistolary romance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese powerfully moving letters were exchanged between two of the most significant warhorses in history: the dignified Marengo, devoted bearer of Napoleon; and the dashing Copenhagen, a slightly flighty racehorse who became the warhorse of the Duke of Wellington.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally made public by the highly acclaimed BBC Radio 4 series starring Stephen Fry, Daniel Rigby and Tamasin Greig, this correspondence has melted the hearts of many, and surprised a great many more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow the maverick academics who painstakingly tracked down each yellowing, crumbling cache of letters, have arranged and edited them into book form, adding a wealth of learned hoofnotes full of fascinating factual facts that will deepen the reader's understanding both of Napoleonic history and that sadly neglected branch of academe horsethropology.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome readers may think they notice lots of facts that are less factual, often much less factual. To those readers, we offer the wise words of Marengo himself:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003e--\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003ePlease note this copy has light fading on the spine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781908717146\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: Hardcover, 115 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: \u003cspan\u003eUnbound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished: 2011\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"B - Good Condition","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47417771851932,"sku":null,"price":7.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0526\/1597\/0972\/files\/warhouses.jpg?v=1787036032","url":"https:\/\/booksforless.co.nz\/products\/warhorses-of-letters","provider":"Books For Less","version":"1.0","type":"link"}