{"product_id":"2940013775619","title":"The Great Brown-Pericord Motor","description":"It was a cold, foggy, dreary evening in May. Along the Strand blurred\u003cbr\u003epatches of light marked the position of the lamps. The flaring shop\u003cbr\u003ewindows flickered vaguely with steamy brightness through the thick and\u003cbr\u003eheavy atmosphere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe high lines of houses which lead down to the Embankment were all\u003cbr\u003edark and deserted, or illuminated only by the glimmering lamp of the\u003cbr\u003ecaretaker. At one point, however, there shone out from three windows\u003cbr\u003eupon the second floor a rich flood of light, which broke the sombre\u003cbr\u003emonotony of the terrace. Passers-by glanced up curiously, and drew\u003cbr\u003eeach other's attention to the ruddy glare, for it marked the chambers\u003cbr\u003eof Francis Pericord, the inventor and electrical engineer. Long into\u003cbr\u003ethe watches of the night the gleam of his lamps bore witness to the\u003cbr\u003euntiring energy and restless industry which was rapidly carrying him\u003cbr\u003eto the first rank in his profession.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithin the chamber sat two men. The one was Pericord himself--hawk-faced\u003cbr\u003eand angular, with the black hair and brisk bearing which spoke of his\u003cbr\u003eCeltic origin. The other--thick, sturdy, and blue-eyed--was Jeremy\u003cbr\u003eBrown, the well-known mechanician. They had been partners in many an\u003cbr\u003einvention, in which the creative genius of the one had been aided by the\u003cbr\u003epractical abilities of the other. It was a question among their friends\u003cbr\u003eas to which was the better man.","brand":"WDS Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47182395736304,"sku":"2940013775619","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013775619_p0.jpg?v=1763590076","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013775619","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}