{"product_id":"2940013658837","title":"THROUGH THE FRAY","description":"CHAPTER I: A FISHING EXPEDITION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt has just struck one, and the boys are streaming out from the\u003cbr\u003eschoolroom of Mr. Hathorn's academy in the little town of Marsden in\u003cbr\u003eYorkshire. Their appearance would create some astonishment in the minds\u003cbr\u003eof lads of the present generation, for it was the year 1807, and their\u003cbr\u003eattire differed somewhat materially from that now worn. They were for\u003cbr\u003ethe most part dressed in breeches tight at the knee, and buttoning up\u003cbr\u003eoutside the close fitting jacket nearly under the arms, so that\u003cbr\u003ethey seemed almost devoid of waist. At the present moment they were\u003cbr\u003ebareheaded; but when they went beyond the precincts of the school they\u003cbr\u003ewore stiff caps, flat and very large at the top, and with far projecting\u003cbr\u003epeaks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey were not altogether a happy looking set of boys, and many of their\u003cbr\u003echeeks were stained with tears and begrimed with dirt from the knuckles\u003cbr\u003ewhich had been used to wipe them away; for there was in the year 1807\u003cbr\u003ebut one known method of instilling instruction into the youthful mind,\u003cbr\u003enamely, the cane, and one of the chief qualifications of a schoolmaster\u003cbr\u003ewas to be able to hit hard and sharp.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47083059052784,"sku":"2940013658837","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013658837_p0.jpg?v=1763583878","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013658837","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}