The Beetle
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About The Beetle
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 siècle 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 This Broadview edition includes a critical introduction and a rich selection of historical documents that situate the novel within the contexts of fin de siècle London, England’s interest and involvement in Egypt, the emergence of the New Woman, and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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- Audience
- Adult/general
- Commitment
- Standalone or self-contained
- Estimated reading time
- 9.5 hours at about 40 pages per hour
- Length
- Standard-length read
- Best for
- Readers seeking revenge, classic victorian mysteries, thriller
Why readers are finding The Beetle
The Beetle by Richard Marsh, published in 2004, is a 372-page book for readers who prefer to browse by the experience of a story, not only by its sales category. Its strongest discovery signals include Revenge, Classic Victorian Mysteries, Thriller.
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- Print ISBN
- 978-1-551-11443-9
- Published
- 2004
- Pages
- 372
