{"product_id":"2940013087903","title":"The Adventure of the Devil's Foot","description":"In recording from time to time some of the curious experiences and\u003cbr\u003einteresting recollections which I associate with my long and intimate\u003cbr\u003efriendship with Mr. Sherlock Holmes, I have continually been faced by\u003cbr\u003edifficulties caused by his own aversion to publicity.  To his sombre\u003cbr\u003eand cynical spirit all popular applause was always abhorrent, and\u003cbr\u003enothing amused him more at the end of a successful case than to hand\u003cbr\u003eover the actual exposure to some orthodox official, and to listen with\u003cbr\u003ea mocking smile to the general chorus of misplaced congratulation.  It\u003cbr\u003ewas indeed this attitude upon the part of my friend and certainly not\u003cbr\u003eany lack of interesting material which has caused me of late years to\u003cbr\u003elay very few of my records before the public.  My participation in some\u003cbr\u003eof his adventures was always a privilege which entailed discretion and\u003cbr\u003ereticence upon me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was, then, with considerable surprise that I received a telegram\u003cbr\u003efrom Holmes last Tuesday--he has never been known to write where a\u003cbr\u003etelegram would serve--in the following terms:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy not tell them of the Cornish horror--strangest case I have handled.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47145498738928,"sku":"2940013087903","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013087903_p0.jpg?v=1763576282","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013087903","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}