{"product_id":"9781411464759","title":"Thirty Strange Stories (Barnes \u0026 Noble Digital Library)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1897, \u003ci\u003eThirty Strange Stories\u003c\/i\u003e contains such well-known stories as “The Triumphs of a Taxidermist,” about the outrageous exploits, both authentic and fraudulent, of a taxidermist, who then reappears in “A Deal of Ostriches,” a tale of a con man’s exploitation of human greed after one of five ostriches swallows a precious diamond. Also included are “The Stolen Bacillus” about an anarchist who plans to release what he believes is a cholera bacillus into London's water supply, and “The Red Room,” the horrifying story of a man trapped in a haunted room, but haunted by what?  With twenty-six more stories besides, this is a must-have for any fan of Wells’s short fiction.  \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47153523196144,"sku":"9781411464759","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781411464759_p0.jpg?v=1769896722","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781411464759","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}