{"_id":"6840302243cd14724dd5f88f","title":"The Parasite","author":"Arthur Conan Doyle","code":"the-parasite","publish_year":1894,"publish_source":"Harper’s Weekly","publish_edition":"Vol. 38, Iss. 1977","publish_scan":"https://archive.org/details/sim_harpers-weekly_1894-11-10_38_1977/page/1061/mode/1up","words":17764,"image":"anguish.jpg","image_alt":"A woman clutching her face, graphite filter.","genres":["gothic","mystery"],"description":"A skeptical man’s wife volunteers to be mesmerised by a woman and acts unexpectedly the next day. The man volunteers next to clear things up.","blurb":"Suddenly I was gripped—gripped and dragged from the couch. It is only thus that I can describe the overpowering nature of the force which pounced upon me.","unique_cover":"Drawing of a woman raising her hands above in front of a man sitting down.","rating":4,"cover_source":true,"has_review":false,"has_collections":[{"code":"spell","title":"Under a Spell","collection_type":"theme"}]}