{"product_id":"the-angel-of-comical-corner","title":"The Angel Of Comical Corner","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Angel of Comical Corner was written by Francis Daniel at the end of the 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century inspired by his experiences when he was a landlord in South Shields close to Comical Corner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIt is a remarkable story which captures what life was\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003elike to be desperately poor in South Shields. There are descriptions of drink fuelled violence, prostitution, poverty and yet also hilarious episodes where the local language and humour is perfectly captured.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe book was very popular and was turned into a play where it broke all records when it was performed at the Theatre Royal in\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eKing Street in 1914.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"South Shields Local History Group Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Perfect Bound","offer_id":50526384947504,"sku":"9781068641862","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/the-angel-of-comical-corner","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}