{"product_id":"2940170127238","title":"A Murder, a Mystery, and a Marriage","description":"\"Upon the border of a remote and out-of-the-way village in south-western Missouri lived an old farmer named John Gray...\"In 1876, the same year The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was published, Mark Twain wrote a story for \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e. He meant it as a \"blind novelette\"--a challenge to other writers to submit their own ending of the story in a national competition. Twain asked his editor at \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e to request submissions from leading authors of the day, including Henry James.Perhaps because few writers could write as well as Twain, no one responded, and Twain's original complete manuscript languished in literary hibernation. It was rediscovered in 1995 and will appear in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e in summer 2001, having come full circle. Set in the fictional town of Deer Lick, Missouri, A Murder, a Mystery, and a Marriage chronicles the fortunes of a farmer determined to have his daughter marry the son of a wealthy man. It's a charming story in the Twain tradition and a delightful addition to his legacy.","brand":"HighBridge Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104837058800,"sku":"2940170127238","price":16.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170127238_p0.jpg?v=1763702722","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170127238","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}