{"product_id":"the-russian-mephistopheles-by-max-hunterberg","title":"The Russian Mephistopheles by Max Hunterberg","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecond Hand \/ Antiquarian⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⁣⁣⁣\u003cbr\u003eThe Russian Mephistopheles⁣ by Max Hunterberg⁣\u003cbr\u003e⁣\u003cbr\u003ePublished: John J. Rae, Glasgow 1909⁣\u003cbr\u003e⁣\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good, no dust jacket. An ex-library book, from the Edinburgh Theosophical Library. Bright red boards, with title and cover design in gold. Spine slightly faded, but front boards bright and clear, no bumps. Binding firm, pages clean and unmarked.⁣\u003cbr\u003e⁣\u003cbr\u003eThe book is a carefully researched historical novel, exploring on the competing forces of enlightenment⁣ and reactionary darkness and their impact on the Czarist court around the end of the 19th and beginning of the twentieth century. In particular it focuses on one particular figure, the highly reactionary Constantin Pobedonostsev, advisor to three czars and influential in church and state alike, the ‘Mephistopheles’ of the title.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Watkins Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57774074462582,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/0635\/6656\/files\/IMG_7194.jpg?v=1777471697","url":"https:\/\/shop.watkinsbooks.com\/products\/the-russian-mephistopheles-by-max-hunterberg","provider":"Watkins Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}