{"product_id":"the-captain-of-the-polestar-a-ghost-story-for-christmas-9781771965729","title":"The Captain of the Polestar: A Ghost Story for Christmas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[This] series of Christmas ghost stories, miniature books chosen and illustrated by the cartoonist Seth ... [offers] chills--and charm.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWorld-renowned cartoonist Seth illustrates a Sir Arthur Conan Doyle classic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Pole-Star's voyage comes to a halt after becoming trapped in the arctic ice, threatening the lives of its crew. Superstition soon takes hold as the frightened men claim to hear ghosts in the darkness, but it's the captain's increasingly strange behaviour that concerns the doctor most.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSir Arthur Conan Doyle\u003c\/b\u003e (1859-1930) was a British writer and physician. He is most famous for creating the character of Sherlock Holmes. Alongside those stories, he was a prolific writer of plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeth \u003c\/b\u003eis the cartoonist behind the comic-book series \u003ci\u003ePalookaville\u003c\/i\u003e, which started in the stone age as a pamphlet and is now a semi-annual hardcover. His comics have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBest American Comics\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e. His illustrations have appeared in numerous publications including the cover of the\u003ci\u003e New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Walrus\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCanadian Notes \u0026amp; Queries\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the subject of a recent documentary from the National Film Board of Canada, \u003ci\u003eSeth's Dominion\u003c\/i\u003e. Seth lives in Guelph, Ontario, with his wife Tania and their two cats in an old house he has named \"Inkwell's End.\"\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Biblioasis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50617677545746,"sku":"9781771965729","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_82ed2430-7a1d-49ed-8d4a-8095ddb8e129.jpg?v=1732524909","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-captain-of-the-polestar-a-ghost-story-for-christmas-9781771965729","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}