{"product_id":"2940151602303","title":"The Moonstone, The Original Novel","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. \u003cbr\u003eThe 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. \u003cbr\u003eIn 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":"Shepperd Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174827376880,"sku":"2940151602303","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940151602303_p0.jpg?v=1764012201","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940151602303","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}