The Beetle (Unabridged)
Written by Richard Marsh
Narrated by Digital Voice Marcus G
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In "The Beetle," a down-on-his-luck clerk, Robert Holt, stumbles upon a sinister figure, the "Beetle," a shape-shifting ancient Egyptian entity seeking revenge. This creature stalks and terrorizes British politician Paul Lessingham for a past transgression in Egypt. The story unfolds through various characters' perspectives: Holt, a reporter, the politician's niece, and a friend. They navigate a thrilling mix of supernatural elements, including hypnosis, alongside suspenseful mystery and even dashes of humor, as they try to unravel the Beetle's identity and stop its vengeance. Published in 1897, the novel initially surpassed Bram Stoker's "Dracula" in popularity, offering a unique blend of genres in the fin de siècle era.
Richard Marsh
Richard Marsh (1857-1915) was the pseudonym of bestselling English author Richard Bernard Heldmann. Born in North London to Jewish parents, he began publishing adventure stories for boys in 1880. He soon found work as co-editor of Union Jack, a weekly boy’s magazine, but this arrangement ended by June 1883 with his arrest for cheque forgery. Sentenced to eighteen months of hard labor, Heldmann emerged from prison and began using his pseudonym by 1888. The Beetle (1897), his most commercially successful work, is a classic of the horror genre that draws on the tradition of the sensation novel to investigate such concerns of late-Victorian England as poverty, the New Woman, homosexuality, and empire. Published the same year as Bram Stoker’s Dracula, The Beetle was initially far more popular and sold out on its first printing almost immediately. His other works, though less successful, include The Goddess: A Demon (1900) and A Spoiler of Men (1905), both pioneering works of horror and science fiction. A prolific short story writer, he was published in Cornhill Magazine, The Strand Magazine, and Belgravia.
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