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The Beetle (Paperback)
Richard Marsh
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"A face looked into mine, and, in front of me, were those dreadful
eyes. Then, whether I was dead or living, I said to myself that
this could be nothing human,-nothing fashioned in God's image could
wear such a shape as that. Fingers were pressed into my cheeks,
they were thrust into my mouth, they touched my staring eyes, shut
my eyelids, then opened them again, and-horror of horrors!-the
blubber lips were pressed to mine-the soul of something evil
entered into me in the guise of a kiss."
"A face looked into mine, and, in front of me, were those dreadful
eyes. Then, whether I was dead or living, I said to myself that
this could be nothing human, -nothing fashioned in God's image
could wear such a shape as that. Fingers were pressed into my
cheeks, they were thrust into my mouth, they touched my staring
eyes, shut my eyelids, then opened them again, and-horror of
horrors -the blubber lips were pressed to mine-the soul of
something evil entered into me in the guise of a kiss."
'The Beetle' 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. Marsh's novel is of a piece with other sensational
turn-of-the-century fictions such as Stoker's Dracula, George du
Maurier's Trilby, and Sax Rohmer's Fu Manchu novels. Like Dracula
and many of the sensation novels pioneered by Wilkie Collins and
others in the 1860s, The Beetle is narrated from the perspectives
of multiple characters, a technique used in many late
nineteenth-century novels (those of Wilkie Collins and Stoker, for
example) to create suspense. Richard Marsh was the pseudonym of the
British author born Richard Bernard Heldmann
The final volume of a unique collection of bizarre tales from a
master of the genre
Richard Marsh was the pseudonym of British born author Richard
Bernard Heldman (1857-1916). His most famous work of supernatural
fiction, The Beetle, was published in 1897, the same year as Bram
Stoker's tale of the vampire Count Dracula, and it is believed that
initially Marsh's book, which also features a bizarre and sinister
figure capable of 'shape shifting, ' was even more popular with
readers than Stoker's. Today Marsh's book is still widely regarded
as a classic of its genre. Although a prolific author who wrote in
a number of genres including adventure fiction under his real name,
Marsh is principally remembered as a writer of supernatural
thrillers and his output in this field was prodigious. Most
aficionados of the genre have heard of The Beetle, but this special
Leonaur collection of the author's excursions into the other
worldly and strange extends to six satisfyingly substantial volumes
containing many tales that will be unfamiliar to modern
readers.
In this final volume readers will find one novel, 'The Magnetic
Girl, ' and eighteen short stories of the strange and
unusual.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
The fifth volume of a unique collection of bizarre tales from a
master of the genre
Richard Marsh was the pseudonym of British born author Richard
Bernard Heldman (1857-1916). His most famous work of supernatural
fiction, The Beetle, was published in 1897, the same year as Bram
Stoker's tale of the vampire Count Dracula, and it is believed that
initially Marsh's book, which also features a bizarre and sinister
figure capable of 'shape shifting, ' was even more popular with
readers than Stoker's. Today Marsh's book is still widely regarded
as a classic of its genre. Although a prolific author who wrote in
a number of genres including adventure fiction under his real name,
Marsh is principally remembered as a writer of supernatural
thrillers and his output in this field was prodigious. Most
aficionados of the genre have heard of The Beetle, but this special
Leonaur collection of the author's excursions into the other
worldly and strange extends to six satisfyingly substantial volumes
containing many tales that will be unfamiliar to modern
readers.
This penultimate volume includes two novels, 'The Death Whistle'
and 'The Chase of the Ruby, ' and four short stories stories of the
strange and unusual.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
The fourth volume of a unique collection of bizarre tales from a
master of the genre
Richard Marsh was the pseudonym of British born author Richard
Bernard Heldman (1857-1916). His most famous work of supernatural
fiction, The Beetle, was published in 1897, the same year as Bram
Stoker's tale of the vampire Count Dracula, and it is believed that
initially Marsh's book, which also features a bizarre and sinister
figure capable of 'shape shifting, ' was even more popular with
readers than Stoker's. Today Marsh's book is still widely regarded
as a classic of its genre. Although a prolific author who wrote in
a number of genres including adventure fiction under his real name,
Marsh is principally remembered as a writer of supernatural
thrillers and his output in this field was prodigious. Most
aficionados of the genre have heard of The Beetle, but this special
Leonaur collection of the author's excursions into the other
worldly and strange extends to six satisfyingly substantial volumes
containing many tales that will be unfamiliar to modern
readers.
In this fourth volume readers will find two novels, 'Tom
Ossington's Ghost' and 'The House of Mystery, ' and six short
stories of the strange and unusual.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
The third volume of a unique collection of bizarre tales from a
master of the genre
Richard Marsh was the pseudonym of British born author Richard
Bernard Heldman (1857-1916). His most famous work of supernatural
fiction, The Beetle, was published in 1897, the same year as Bram
Stoker's tale of the vampire Count Dracula, and it is believed that
initially Marsh's book, which also features a bizarre and sinister
figure capable of 'shape shifting, ' was even more popular with
readers than Stoker's. Today Marsh's book is still widely regarded
as a classic of its genre. Although a prolific author who wrote in
a number of genres including adventure fiction under his real name,
Marsh is principally remembered as a writer of supernatural
thrillers and his output in this field was prodigious. Most
aficionados of the genre have heard of The Beetle, but this special
Leonaur collection of the author's excursions into the other
worldly and strange extends to six satisfyingly substantial volumes
containing many tales that will be unfamiliar to modern
readers.
In volume three readers will find two novels, A Second Coming and
A Duel, one novelette, 'The Strange Occurrences in Canterstone
Jail, ' and three short stories of the strange and unusual.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
The second volume of a unique collection of bizarre tales from a
master of the genre
Richard Marsh was the pseudonym of British born author Richard
Bernard Heldman (1857-1916). His most famous work of supernatural
fiction, The Beetle, was published in 1897, the same year as Bram
Stoker's tale of the vampire Count Dracula, and it is believed that
initially Marsh's book, which also features a bizarre and sinister
figure capable of 'shape shifting, ' was even more popular with
readers than Stoker's. Today Marsh's book is still widely regarded
as a classic of its genre. Although a prolific author who wrote in
a number of genres including adventure fiction under his real name,
Marsh is principally remembered as a writer of supernatural
thrillers and his output in this field was prodigious. Most
aficionados of the genre have heard of The Beetle, but this special
Leonaur collection of the author's excursions into the other
worldly and strange extends to six satisfyingly substantial volumes
containing many tales that will be unfamiliar to modern
readers.
Volume two contains three novels, The Devil's Diamond, The
Mahatma's Pupil and The Goddess a Demon, and four short stories of
the strange and unusual.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
The first volume of a unique collection of bizarre tales from a
master of the genre
Richard Marsh was the pseudonym of British born author Richard
Bernard Heldman (1857-1916). His most famous work of supernatural
fiction, The Beetle, was published in 1897, the same year as Bram
Stoker's tale of the vampire Count Dracula, and it is believed that
initially Marsh's book, which also features a bizarre and sinister
figure capable of 'shape shifting, ' was even more popular with
readers than Stoker's. Today Marsh's book is still widely regarded
as a classic of its genre. Although a prolific author who wrote in
a number of genres including adventure fiction under his real name,
Marsh is principally remembered as a writer of supernatural
thrillers and his output in this field was prodigious. Most
aficionados of the genre have heard of The Beetle, but this special
Leonaur collection of the author's excursions into the other
worldly and strange extends to six satisfyingly substantial volumes
containing many tales that will be unfamiliar to modern
readers.
Volume one includes two novels, The Beetle: a Mystery and The
Joss: a Reversion, and one short story, 'The Haunted Chair, ' of
the strange and unusual.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
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