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With an Introduction by David Stuart Davies. 'I saw him take a different shape before my eyes. His loose draperies fell about him...and there issued out of them a monstrous creature of the beetle tribe...' From out of the dark and mystic Egypt comes The Beetle , a creature of... Read Full Overview

Richard Marsh, also known as Richard Bernard Heldmann, was a prolific British author in the Edwardian period. Marsh's best know work is The Beetle, a supernatural thriller novel.

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 siècleLondon in search of vengeance for the defilement of a sacred tomb in Egypt. In... Read Full Overview

'No room!--Full up!' He banged the door in my face. That was the final blow. To have tramped about all day looking for work; to have begged even for a job which would give me money enough to buy a little food; and to have tramped and to have begged in vain,--that was bad. But,... Read Full Overview

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A horror classic for the modern reader, presented by the Horror Writers Association.

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The Beetle is a horror novel that was published in 1897 and significantly outsold Dracula, which appeared in the same year. A polymorphous Egyptian creature - the Beetle - seeks revenge on the eminent British politician Paul Lessingham for crimes committed against the disciples... Read Full Overview

The Beetle by Richard Marsh

Classic horror in the form of a supernatural thriller: London is haunted by mysterious cases of death, stalkings and burglary. A prominent member of parliament seems to be the focus of the incidents. Behind the events is a hostile and powerful entity called "the Arab," which... Read Full Overview

'No room -Full up ' He banged the door in my face. That was the final blow. To have tramped about all day looking for work; to have begged even for a job which would give me money enough to buy a little food; and to have tramped and to have begged in vain, -that was bad. But,... Read Full Overview

The Beetle is about about a mysterious oriental figure who pursues a British politician to London, where he wreaks havoc with his powers of hypnosis and shape-shifting, Marsh's novel is of a piece with other sensational turn-of-the-century fictions such as Stoker's Dracula, George... Read Full Overview

The Beetle (1897) is a novel by Richard Marsh. Immensely popular upon publication, The Beetle was an instant bestseller and went on to inspire a 1919 silent film adaptation starring Maudie Dunham. Despite its success, the novel was largely forgotten until scholarly... Read Full Overview

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The Beetle is an 1897 horror novel by the British writer Richard Marsh, in which a polymorphous Ancient Egyptian entity seeks revenge on a British Member of Parliament. It initially outsold by six times Bram Stoker's... Read Full Overview

"The Beetle" by Richard Marsh was first published in 1897, not long after Bram Stoker's "Dracula". 'Dracula' is now world famous, thanks to its early adoption by first the theatre, and then the movies, while 'The Beetle' remains all but forgotten. Yet 'The Beetle' consistently... Read Full Overview

In Richard Marsh's 1897 novel, "The Beetle," the narrative unfolds through a unique multi-perspective structure, combining elements of horror, political intrigue, and psychological suspense. The story revolves around a mysterious creature that can transform from a beetle into... Read Full Overview

The Beetle is a horror novel which tells the story of a mysterious creature similar to a beetle that can change shape and has hypnotic powers. It was first published in 1897 and has been considered a classic of British horror fiction ever since.

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Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete... Read Full Overview

"The Beetle" is a gripping and unconventional Gothic horror novel written by Richard Marsh. The narrative is a tale of supernatural terror set in late 19th-century London. The story follows a mysterious Egyptian creature referred to as "The Beetle" that possesses shape-transferring... Read Full Overview