{"product_id":"9781607784944","title":"The Ring and The Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ring and the Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a long dramatic narrative   poem of 21,000 lines written by Robert Browning. It was published in four   installments from 1868 to 1869.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe book tells the story of a murder trial in Rome in 1698, whereby an   impoverished nobleman, Count Guido Franceschini, is found guilty of the murders   of his young wife Pompilia Comparini and her parents, having suspected his wife   was having an affair with a young cleric, Giuseppe Caponsacchi. Having been   found guilty despite his protests and sentenced to death, Franceschini then   appeals - unsuccessfully - to Pope Innocent XII to overturn the conviction. The   poem comprises twelve books, each a dramatic monologue spoken by a different   narrator involved in the case, usually giving a different account of the same   events.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e— Excerpted from \u003cem\u003eWikipedia, \u003c\/em\u003ethe free encyclopedia. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MobileReference","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180861276400,"sku":"9781607784944","price":0.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781607784944_p0.jpg?v=1763832084","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781607784944","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}