The Beetle: A Mystery
by Richard Marsh
Publisher: Skeffington 1897
ISBN/ASIN: 1934555495
Number of pages: 341
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'The Beetle' is a masterpiece of horror and occult fiction, originally published in 1897, the same year as Bram Stoker's 'Dracula'. Marsh's novel involves an Eastern invader with supernatural powers coming to England to attack a beautiful woman ...
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