{"product_id":"pen-a-human-history","title":"Pen: A Human History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Glorious' EMMA THOMPSON', Delightful' PHILIP PULLMAN, 'Brilliant' JACQUELINE WILSON\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom a reed cut on the banks of the Nile to the Sharpie, the pen has been with us for millennia. And all of humanity - from our faintest notions to our wildest inventions, our gossip and legends, our grandest proclamations and most intimate confessions - has flowed from a quill, ink chamber or ballpoint tip. The pen is the enduring link between a writer and anyone, anywhere, who can read their words.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut the pen's own story is just as eventful as anything it has described. In this expansive and engaging history, Simon Garfield traces the pen's remarkable journey across time and place. He examines the inks and instruments used by Shakespeare, Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, meets innovators and obsessives, travels to the workshops of pen makers and into wartime trenches, discovers why fountain pens make such good gadgets for spies and assassins, and learns about the bestselling pen that wouldn't stop leaking.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten with Garfield's trademark wit and drawing on his own research and interviews, The Pen examines how this everyday object has been the indelible marker of our shared culture - and why it continues to shape the way we communicate in the digital age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"format\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"col1\"\u003eAuthor: Simon Garfield\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"format\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"col1\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"col2\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"format_title\"\u003eHardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"pagination\"\u003e304 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"imprint\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCanongate Books\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"imprint\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eImprint: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCanongate Books\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"edition\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"edition\"\u003eMain\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"isbn\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eISBN: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9781837263189\u003cbutton class=\"btnCopyISBN\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"k-icon k-font-icon k-i-copy\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"published\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePublished: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10 Sep 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"classifications\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eClassifications:\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiterary studies: general,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSocial \u0026amp; cultural history,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial culture,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLettering \u0026amp; calligraphy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"format\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eWeight: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e494g\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"dimensions\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e221 x 163 x 31 \u003cspan class=\"unitOfMeasure\"\u003e(mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"pubCountry\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePub. Country: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnited Kingdom\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"countryOfOrigin\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eCountry of Origin: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGB\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58461207855487,"sku":"9781837263189","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0383\/1300\/1098\/files\/The_Pen_book.jpg?v=1789734525","url":"https:\/\/allthingsanalogue.xyz\/products\/pen-a-human-history","provider":"All Things Analogue","version":"1.0","type":"link"}