{"product_id":"2940169775327","title":"The Dead Hand: and Other Strange Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eWilliam ¿Wilkie¿ Collins  was born in London in 1824. The name ¿Wilkie¿, by which he is known, was the surname of his godfather. In 1851 he met Charles Dickens and became the editor of Dickens' periodical \u003ci\u003eHousehold Words\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis novels were serialized in another of Dickens' publications \u003ci\u003eAll the Year Round\u003c\/i\u003e and he is probably best know for two of them \u003ci\u003eThe Moonstone\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Woman in White\u003c\/i\u003e. He wrote 30 novels and many short stories, plays and much non-fiction. He is generally regarded as the first detective-fiction writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour of his short stories are offered here:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Dead Hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Stolen Letter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho Killed Zebedee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Ostler (The Dream Woman)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublic Domain (P)2016 Spiders' House Audio\/Roy Macready\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fernando Crotte","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100496412912,"sku":"2940169775327","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169775327_p0.jpg?v=1763694281","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169775327","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}