{"product_id":"hark-a-vagrant-hardcover","title":"Hark! A Vagrant - Hardcover","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\u003eKate Beaton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFEATURED ON MORE THAN TWENTY BEST-OF LISTS, INCLUDING TIME, AMAZON, E! AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHark! A Vagrant \u003c\/i\u003eis an uproarious romp through history and literature seen through the sharp, contemporary lens of \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e cartoonist and comics sensation Kate Beaton. No era or tome emerges unscathed as Beaton rightly skewers the Western world's revolutionaries, leaders, sycophants, and suffragists while equally honing her wit on the hapless heroes, heroines, and villains of the best-loved fiction.\u003cbr\u003eShe deftly points out what really happened when Brahms fell asleep listening to Liszt, that the world's first hipsters were obviously the Incroyables and the Merveilleuses from eighteenth-century France, that Susan B. Anthony is, of course, a \"Samantha,\" and that the polite banality of Canadian culture never gets old. \u003ci\u003eHark! A Vagrant\u003c\/i\u003e features sexy Batman, the true stories behind classic \u003ci\u003eNancy Drew\u003c\/i\u003e covers, and Queen Elizabeth doing the albatross. As the 500,000 unique monthly visitors to harkavagrant.com already know, no one turns the ironic absurdities of history and literature into comedic fodder as hilariously as Beaton.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Beaton\u003c\/b\u003e was born and raised in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. After graduating from Mount Allison University with a double degree in History and Anthropology, she moved to Alberta in search of work that would allow her to pay down her student loans. During the years she spent out West, Beaton began creating webcomics under the name \u003ci\u003eHark! A Vagrant\u003c\/i\u003e, quickly drawing a substantial following around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe collections of her landmark strip \u003ci\u003eHark! A Vagrant\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStep Aside, Pops \u003c\/i\u003eeach spent several months on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e graphic novel bestseller list, as well as appearing on best of the year lists from \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Vulture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e NPR Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and winning the Eisner, Ignatz, Harvey, and Doug Wright Awards. She has also published the picture books \u003ci\u003eKing Baby\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Princess and the Pony\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeaton lives in Cape Breton with her family.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 9.14 x 8.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45777280827436,"sku":"9781770460607","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/6xz_x9Z62P9781770460607.webp?v=1783446276","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/hark-a-vagrant-hardcover","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}