{"product_id":"2940014414623","title":"The Magnificent Ambersons","description":"Excerpt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the minds of most of these, indeed, their thrift was next to their religion: to save, even for the sake of saving, was their earliest lesson and discipline. No matter how prosperous they were, they could not spend money either upon \"art,\" or upon mere luxury and entertainment, without a sense of sin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgainst so homespun a background the magnificence of the Ambersons was as conspicuous as a brass band at a funeral. Major Amberson bought two hundred acres of land at the end of National Avenue; and through this tract he built broad streets and cross-streets; paved them with cedar block, and curbed them with stone. He set up fountains, here and there, where the streets intersected, and at symmetrical intervals placed cast-iron statues, painted white, with their titles clear upon the pedestals: Minerva, Mercury, Hercules, Venus, Gladiator...","brand":"Sheba Blake Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47158580478192,"sku":"2940014414623","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014414623_p0.jpg?v=1763607907","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014414623","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}