The Beetle (1897) tells the story of a fantastical creature, "born
of neither god nor man," with supernatural and hypnotic powers, who
stalks British politician Paul Lessingham through fin de siecle
London in search of vengeance for the defilement of a sacred tomb
in Egypt. In imitation of various popular fiction genres of the
late nineteenth century, Marsh unfolds a tale of terror, late
imperial fears, and the "return of the repressed," through which
the crisis of late imperial Englishness is revealed. This Broadview
edition includes a critical introduction and a rich selection of
historical documents that situate the novel within the contexts of
fin de siecle London, England's interest and involvement in Egypt,
the emergence of the New Woman, and contemporary theories of
mesmerism and animal magnetism.
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