Books author - "Richard Marsh"
Description The Beetle was published in 1897, the same year as Dracula βand outsold it six to one that year. Like Dracula, the novel is steeped in the evil mysteries of an ancient horror: in this case, a mysterious ancient Egyptian creature bent on revenge. The story is told through the sequential points of view of a group of middle-class Victorians who find themselves enmeshed in the creatureβs plot. The creature, in the guise of an Egyptian man, appears in London seeking revenge against a
Description The Beetle was published in 1897, the same year as Dracula βand outsold it six to one that year. Like Dracula, the novel is steeped in the evil mysteries of an ancient horror: in this case, a mysterious ancient Egyptian creature bent on revenge. The story is told through the sequential points of view of a group of middle-class Victorians who find themselves enmeshed in the creatureβs plot. The creature, in the guise of an Egyptian man, appears in London seeking revenge against a