{"_id":"6292c393fa5c01e51eff5da4","title":"The Hammerpond Park Burglary","publish_year":1894,"publish_source":"Pall Mall Budget","author":"H. G. Wells","code":"the-hammerpond-park-burglary","words":2655,"image":"haunted.jpg","image_alt":"A gothic, wooden, three storeyed house.","genres":["adventure"],"blurb":"It is a moot point whether burglary is to be considered as a sport, a trade, or an art. For a trade, the technique is scarcely rigid enough, and its claims to be considered an art, are vitiated by the mercenary element that qualifies its triumphs.","description":"Teddy Watkins hears of the newly married Lady Aveling, her large honeymoon house, and the shiny and sparkling wedding gifts inside. So, posing as a painter he gets himself a good look at the house, and all its open windows.","rating":3,"has_review":false,"has_collections":false}