{"product_id":"the-widening-stain-paperback","title":"The Widening Stain - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eW. Bolingbroke Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNicholas Basbanes\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the staff of the library at the center of \u003cem\u003eThe Widening Stain\u003c\/em\u003e, it's easy enough to dismiss the death of a woman who fell from a rolling ladder as nothing more than an unfortunate accident. It's more difficult, however, to explain away the strangled corpse of a man found inside a locked room, surrounded by rare and obscure erotica. And that's not all--a valuable manuscript has vanished from the stacks, which means that both a killer and a thief are loose in the facility's hallowed halls. It's up to chief cataloger Gilda Gorham to solve the crimes but, unless she's careful, the next death in the library might just be her own...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA humorous and literary Golden Age mystery, \u003cem\u003eThe Widening Stain\u003c\/em\u003e is adorned with as many playful limericks as it is with bibliographic details. The book, which offers a satirical glimpse of academic life at an institution strongly resembling Cornell University, is one of the most beloved bibliomysteries (mysteries involving books) of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eW. Bolingbroke Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e was the pseudonym of Morris Bishop (1893-1973), an American scholar, historian, essayist, translator, and versifier. While best known for his writings on the Middle Ages and his work with light verse, he was an authority on many subjects, including the history of Cornell University, where he taught and served as the university historian. \u003ci\u003eThe Widening Stain\u003c\/i\u003e is his only work of fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas A. Basbanes\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nine works of cultural history, with a particular emphasis on various aspects of books, book history, and book culture. In addition to his books, Basbanes has written for numerous newspapers, magazines, and journals, including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and lectures widely on a variety of cultural subjects. Among his most well-known titles are \u003ci\u003eA Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOn Paper: The Everything of Its Two Thousand Year History\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 04, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47412065894649,"sku":"9781613161715","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/AMg_dgYbvn9781613161715.webp?v=1770836565","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-widening-stain-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}