{"product_id":"2940012696045","title":"The Moonstone","description":"Extracted from a Family Paper\u003cbr\u003eI address these lines--written in India--to my relatives in England.\u003cbr\u003eMy object is to explain the motive which has induced me to refuse the right hand of friendship to my cousin, John Herncastle. The reserve which I have hitherto maintained in this matter has been misinterpreted by members of my family whose good opinion I cannot consent to forfeit. I request them to suspend their decision until they have read my narrative. And I declare, on my word of honour, that what I am now about to write is, strictly and literally, the truth. The private difference between my cousin and me took its rise in a great public event in which we were both concerned--the storming of Seringapatam, under General Baird, on the 4th of May, 1799. In order that the circumstances may be clearly understood, I must revert for a moment to the period before the assault, and to the stories current in our camp of the treasure in jewels and gold stored up in the Palace of Seringapatam.","brand":"New Century Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47145406628080,"sku":"2940012696045","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012696045_p0.jpg?v=1763571756","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012696045","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}