{"product_id":"only-a-clod-large-print","title":"Only a Clod — Large Print","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a person worth when birth, money, and manners decide who matters?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Only a Clod, Mary Elizabeth Braddon brings class, ambition, and hidden worth into focus. The title itself carries an insult: a judgment that someone counts for little. Behind it lies a larger question about the heart, and whether social standing tells us anything about a person's true value.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe novel's Victorian world measures people by birth, income, and manners. These judgments open doors or close them, shaping the choices people can make. Against that pressure, ambition becomes a test of character. The desire for security and respect sits beside a quieter possibility: that a plain exterior may conceal a loyal nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe weight of rank\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enter a society where your place shapes your choices before others know your heart.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAmbition under pressure\u003c\/strong\u003e – Consider what the wish for a better position can reveal about a person's character.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWorth beneath appearances\u003c\/strong\u003e – Look beyond a plain exterior toward the loyalty that social judgments can miss.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA title that challenges\u003c\/strong\u003e – Let a sharp little insult draw you into questions about who deserves respect.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeeling with a moral edge\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore emotional drama that asks you to weigh outward standing against inward value.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy nineteenth-century fiction, stories of rank and money, and emotional drama with a moral edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and look beyond the judgments that give Only a Clod its name.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534679474524,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/05969_en_ebook-front_c26_3ae80e1c-28af-4038-a831-dbd2f837708f.jpg?v=1792175078","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/products\/only-a-clod-large-print","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}