{"product_id":"the-improvised-life-of-polycarp-jarvis-paperback","title":"The Improvised Life of Polycarp Jarvis - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVictor Canning\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn exuberant, life-affirming novel of taking your chances\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a spur-of-the-moment day out with his boss' daughter in celebration of his 21st birthday, \u003cstrong\u003ePolycarp Jarvis\u003c\/strong\u003e decides to quit his Bristol-based junior government worker job. Newly emboldened, he embarks on an erratic, engaging and not always strictly legal course through life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGoing from bus driver for the Red Dragon Motor Company to co-owner of a flying company, to seller of quack medicines, and eventually to media tycoon, Polycarp makes much of his luck along the way. Through ups and downs, his exuberance and charm carry him through.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what kind of person will he be by the end?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis gentle coming-of-age story was hugely popular on first publication in the 1930s and retains a timeless appeal today.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 322\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 12, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52543003427123,"sku":"9781788421768","price":24.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/dDhjRlpYZ1RPNmczMjNIY0hFbzMrUT09.webp?v=1760918240","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-improvised-life-of-polycarp-jarvis-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}