{"product_id":"9780985723217","title":"Requiem for Richard Cory","description":"Richard Cory\u003cp\u003e(A poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhenever Richard Cory went downtown,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe people on the pavement looked at him:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was a gentleman from sole to crown,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClean favored, and imperially slim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd he was always quietly arrayed,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd he was always human when he talked;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut still he fluttered pulses when he said,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Good morning,\" and he glittered when he walked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd he was rich - yes richer than a king\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd admirably schooled in every grace:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn fine, we thought that he was everything\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo make us wish that we were in his place\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo on we worked, and waited for the light,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd went without meat, and cursed the bread;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Richard Cory, one calm summer night,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWent home and put a bullet through his head.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid Richard Cory commit suicide? Or did one of the \"people on the pavement\" have his finger on the trigger? Requiem for Richard Cory takes place in Robinson's fictional Maine hamlet \"Tilbury Town\" in 1918.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Cory's housekeeper finds his body in the music room of his mansion, Oakdale Hall, the coroner convenes an inquest. Despite the sheriff's opinion that it was suicide, convincing medical testimony leads to a verdict of homicide. A suspect is indicted and must be tried quickly before the Spanish influenza pandemic reaches southern Maine. But, a stranger recently arrived in Tilbury Town, Flammonde (a character from another Robinson poem), convinces local attorney Quincy Adams that the defendant is innocent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntrigued by the case and persuaded by Flammonde's substantial retainer, Adams agrees to represent the defendant. However, the defendant has already confessed to Cory's murder and insists on pleading guilty. Squaring off against a formidable one-eyed prosecutor, Adams not only must convince his client to withdraw the guilty plea, but also must find out why his client is so determined to take the fall. His only clue is a valuable brooch of which his client denies any knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gram's Group Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47017704063216,"sku":"9780985723217","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780985723217_p0.jpg?v=1763895146","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780985723217","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}