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1897•330 pages•Published•ENG•User Reviews

The Beetle. A Mystery

4.1/ 5
9 ratings

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The Beetle, written in 1897 by British author Richard Marsh, is a classic gothic horror story set in Victorian London. The book follows the characters of Paul Lessingham, Robert Holt, Sydney Atherton, Marjorie Lindon and Augustus Champnell all having a different encounter with the Beetle, a shape-shifting ancient Egyptian creature that seeks revenge for wrongs done in Egypt two decades before.

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Fiction, occult & supernaturalEgypt, fictionFiction, horrorLondon (england), fictionAntiquitiesBritishClassic LiteratureCollection and preservationEgyptologistsFictionMonstersPoliticians

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Book Details

First Published

1897

Pages

330 pages

Rating

4.1 / 5

Ratings

9

Editions

211

Publisher

British Library, Historical Print Editions

Language

ENG

Status

Published

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