{"product_id":"9781455396733","title":"The Brassbounder, a Tale of the Sea (1910)","description":"Popular sea novel, first published in 1910. The story beings: \"Ding ... dong.... Ding ... dong. The university bells toll out in strength of tone that tells of south-west winds and misty weather. On the street below my window familiar city noises, unheeded by day, strike tellingly on the ear--hoof-strokes and rattle of wheels, tramp of feet on the stone flags, a snatch of song from a late reveller, then silence, broken in a little by the deep mournful note of a steamer's siren, wind-borne through the Kelvin Valley, or the shrilling of an engine whistle that marks a driver impatient at the junction points. Sleepless, I think of my coming voyage, of the long months--years, perhaps--that will come and go ere next I lie awake hearkening to the night voices of my native city.\"","brand":"B\u0026R Samizdat Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124350927088,"sku":"9781455396733","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781455396733_p0.jpg?v=1763852427","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781455396733","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}