{"product_id":"harding-s-luck-von-e-nesbit","title":"Harding's Luck","description":"\u003cp\u003eHarding¿s Luck, published in 1909, is the sequel to The House of Arden by E. Nesbit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather darker and more serious in tone than the previous book, this novel is set in England¿s Edwardian era, when there was no government-supported welfare and the poor still sometimes starved to death. It centers on young Dickie Harding, a poor, lame orphan boy who is enticed to run away with a disreputable tramp, Mr. Beale. Beale intends to use him to help carry out burglaries (a plot device not dissimilar to that of Oliver Twist). Nevertheless Beale becomes a substitute father-figure to Dickie and a strong mutual affection develops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story then introduces a magical device which sends Dickie back in time to the early reign of King James I, where he inhabits the body of the son of the lord of a castle. Despite this new, very comfortable existence, where he is a member of a rich, respected family and no longer lame, Dickie selflessly forces himself to return to his present day because of a promise he had made to Beale and a desire to help Beale lead a more honest life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNesbit was a member of the socially-progressive Fabian Society and a friend of H. G. Wells, and it shows in her stories. While Harding¿s Luck is primarily a children¿s novel, it touches on many deeper themes and comments seriously on the social conditions of the author¿s time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9791041801640\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA journey through time and destiny's hidden paths.\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9791041801640","offer_id":46898015863109,"sku":"9791041801640","price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/6f40bc04-096f-48b8-a7da-7f6a642732f3.jpg?v=1768459922","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/harding-s-luck-von-e-nesbit","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}