{"_id":"6292c393fa5c01e51eff5dc6","title":"Mr. Ledbetter’s Vacation","publish_year":1894,"publish_source":"The Strand Magazine","publish_edition":"Vol. 16","publish_scan":"https://archive.org/details/TheStrandMagazineAnIllustratedMonthly/TheStrandMagazine1898bVol.XviJul-dec/page/n353/mode/2up","author":"H. G. Wells","code":"mr-ledbetters-vacation","words":6829,"image":"window.jpg","image_alt":"An open window. Graphite filter.","genres":["adventure","quirky"],"description":"After an exciting conversation with a strange man about the decline of adventure in the world, Mr. Ledbetter gets into his mind the idea of finally doing something risky for once and decides to burgle a nearby house.","blurb":"“The burglar,” he said, “is the only true adventurer left on earth. Think of his single-handed fight—against the whole civilised world!”","rating":3,"has_review":false,"has_collections":false}