{"product_id":"the-way-of-all-flesh-by-samuel-butler","title":"The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-270\"\u003eTold through the perspective of family friend Edward Overton, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"13\" data-index-in-node=\"62\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-270\"\u003eThe Way of All Flesh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-270 citation-end-270\"\u003e chronicles the upbringing of Ernest Pontifex, a young man burdened by the severe expectations of his hypocritical clergyman father, Theobald, and his doting, status-conscious mother, Christina.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"5\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-269 citation-end-269\"\u003ePushed into the ministry against his natural inclinations, Ernest faces a series of personal crises, including loss of faith, false accusations, imprisonment, and a disastrous marriage.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"6\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-268 citation-end-268\"\u003eOnly by shedding the suffocating religious and social ideals of his Victorian heritage—and achieving financial independence—is Ernest able to reinvent himself as an author, reclaiming his individuality and forging a life on his own terms.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"7\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Samuel Butler, William Sharp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67596711493882,"sku":"NEI4\/25\/09272026","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/3387\/5450\/files\/IMG_5129_1b78bfb3-8d38-427b-afcf-b3fc6ad449ec.jpg?v=1790595852","url":"https:\/\/flippedpages.com\/products\/the-way-of-all-flesh-by-samuel-butler","provider":"Flipped Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}