{"product_id":"9780973758665","title":"Judge Prowse Presiding","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn audio adaptation of Frank Holden's one-man play, featuring the historical character of Daniel Woodley Prowse, the police magistrate who was a \"cross between Dr. Samuel Johnson and Falstaff.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet somewhere in outport Newfoundland in the 1890's, written and first performed in the mid 1980's by Frank Holden, Judge Prowse Presiding brings a vital character and a near-forgotten frontier world back to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Woodley Prowse (1834-1914), police magistrate, journalist, sportsman, historian and champion of the common man, was a \"cross between Dr. Samuel Johnson and Falstaff.\" As he rails at both plaintiffs and felons, in his jokes and yarns he revives the excitement and the agonies of his time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Port de Grave, Newfoundland in 1834 Judge D.W. Prowse is best known as the author of A History of Newfoundland, first published in 1895. A History of Newfoundland is widely hailed as one of the finest histories written about Newfoundland and Labrador.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rattling Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47095243899120,"sku":"9780973758665","price":16.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780973758665_p0.jpg?v=1763886071","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780973758665","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}