{"product_id":"9789635267170","title":"A Tale of Negative Gravity","description":"\u003cp\u003eA retired middle-aged gentleman and his wife take a long walk, arm-in-arm, many miles, up hills, across fields, with a laden knapsack and a heavy picnic basket, and yet they are completely at ease because of the gentleman's invention, a negative gravity device, which they carry to lighten their weight. He uses the device to help with farm work. The gentleman later uses the device on a mountain climb and amazes an unknowing Alpine-club member with his speed and agility on a difficult mountain climb in spite of his carrying a heavy load and not looking particularly strong. He realizes the invention has tremendous financial potential. However, this invention gets him into a humorous predicament and causes a problem for his family, which he resolves in an unexpected way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis light-hearted short story was first published in a collection by Frank R. Stockton entitled \u003ci\u003eThe Christmas Wreck and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e (New York, 1886), an imaged copy of which is available at The Internet Archive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Booklassic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141035213040,"sku":"9789635267170","price":0.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789635267170_p0.jpg?v=1763685117","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789635267170","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}