{"_id":"62b276e41e606fdd69c8724a","title":"A House in the Country","author":"Richard Connell","rating":4,"code":"a-house-in-the-country","words":4022,"image":"oven.jpg","image_alt":"An oven. Graphite Filter.","publish_year":1923,"publish_scan":"https://archive.org/details/sim_saturday-evening-post_1923-03-24_195_39/page/12/mode/2up","publish_source":"The Saturday Evening Post","publish_edition":"Vol. 195, Iss. 39","genres":["quirky","literary"],"blurb":"“‘Life,’ I said to myself, ‘is as empty as a used cantaloupe.’”","description":"Appleby, an old acquaintance from college is found searching for furnishings for his house, which he does not own. Appleby insists that he is simply preparing for retirement very... very early.","unique_cover":"Drawing of two men talking in front of a large ship.","cover_source":true,"has_review":false,"has_collections":[{"code":"happiness","title":"The Pursuit of Happiness","collection_type":"theme"},{"code":"appreciation","title":"The Small Things"}]}