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    The Beetle
    The Beetle
    The Beetle
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    The Beetle

    By Richard Marsh

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    The Beetle is about about a mysterious oriental figure who pursues a British politician to London, where he wreaks havoc with his powers of hypnosis and shape-shifting. Marsh's novel is of a piece with other sensational turn-of-the-century fictions such as Stoker's Dracula, George du Maurier's Trilby, and Sax Rohmer's Fu Manchu novels.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStart Publishing LLC
    Release dateFeb 20, 2013
    ISBN9781625582980
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    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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    • 4/5
      An excellent creepy tale. Not hard to see why it competed with Dracula for a while, though also not too hard to see why the other ended up winning out in the end.
    • 5/5
      I came across this book quite by accident, and I'm rather glad I did. I really enjoyed it. It's written from the viewpoint of several characters, very successfully. The story is engrossing, and original, and the older-style language is still easy to read. Definitely worth reading if you like this genre.
    • 5/5
      A most outstanding Victorian horror story. I must dig up more of Richard Marsh's work.
    • 4/5
      A rollicking read, complete with creepy chills and a good story - in fact, the story moved along so quickly that I wouldn't have been surprised if I'd been told it was a modern pastiche of the Victorian sensational novel. Also very much of its time with the evil Oriental villain and the terrible fear that a young white woman is going to be robbed of her virtue... Truly brilliant.
    • 4/5
      Great writing with a thrilling build-up but it lost me a bit at the end. From the descriptions I read of this novel, and with my previous experience with Richard Marsh, I was expecting a big twisty shocking climax at the end but instead was left feeling a bit disappointed. It didn't have that same oomph you get at the end of Dracula, but the rest of the story was quite enjoyable. My favorite character was Sydney Atherton. Of all the characters, he was the most fleshed out and was surprisingly funny with his cynical personality and hyper activity. I agree with other reviews that Paul Lessingham and Marjorie were less interesting characters. I found I didn't really care what Marjorie's fate was in the end and Paul Lessingham came off as one note. Even Robert Holt (who was hypnotized through most of the novel) was more interesting. But everything that remained was still quite enjoyable. I thought Marsh did an excellent job setting the stage, building the suspense and drawing the reader in. I also liked that it was told from four different perspectives and thought they each transitioned well from one to the other. I think anyone in gothic literature would enjoy this novel and should give it a read. My copy was published by Valancourt Books and they have provided a fantastic edition with all sorts of helpful footnotes and references.
    • 3/5
      It's just a personal opinion, but classic Gothic horror should not be this dryly amusing - the tongue in cheek tone really makes it difficult to appreciate the otherworldly threat.There's plenty that's sinister in this novel; however, with the exception of the first narrator (who has good reason not to be cheerful), nearly all points of view are rather too smug for the storyline. That aside, this is quite an entertaining yarn, with some snort-out-loud moments and one cannot help admiring the choice of villianous aspect... beetles are not normally considered a proper manifestation of evil (a harbinger, on occasion) and the melding of an Egyptian sect with Victorian life one of those surreal touches that make Gothic horror work.The author does take a while to get to the point; pieces of information that would not have given away the plot but might have made the story stronger in the middle were tacked onto the end in a sudden change of pace. The less said about the romantic theme the better.
    • 4/5
      So frustratingly nearly brilliant - the writing is thrilling, the idea is wonderful, the villain is horribly odd and bizarre and the climax is certainly one of the best of it's kind (also helps that I know the trainline in question from childhood)... yet... yet... so many flaws! Firstly the victim of sorts - Lessingham - comes across as a complete knob. The hero of a kind, Atherton, is a less likeable character in many ways but is also far more believable and enjoyable a figure to spend time with compared to the prissy politician. Certainly the major female lead comes across as even duller than the love interest in "The Woman in White" which I never thought to be possible. And similarly the final revelation of the link between the Beetle and Lessingham is a bit of a let down as well... good god, Marsh could have managed something *brilliant* if Lessingham were more flawed, Marjorie closer to Marion Halcombe than to Laura Fairlie and the Beetle had a bit more of a reason to commit his/ her/ it's reign of terror. As it is... it never quite worked. Close - so close - but so frustratingly far as well. Heigh ho.
    • 4/5
      Apparently, this novel once outsold Bram Stoker's Dracula, and it is easy to see why. It tells the strange tale of the creature called The Beetle that plays tricks on and catch with London's polite society, a secret and ancient Egyptian cult, human sacrifice of innocent maidens, mesmerism, a nobody rising to political power who might be hiding a mysterious secret in his past, and you can see why it may have intrigued and fascinated its readership. It does have its faults: its language and settings feel quite old-fashioned today and some of the plot developments are full of melodrama and incredible coincidences. That said, it is still a cracking good read, with the plot gathering pace after the first third of the book, and the passages where the heroine, Marjorie Lindon, is left alone with the creature in her room are truly terrifying.
    • 3/5
      Classic Victorian horror, replete with racism, colonialism, English supremecy, xenophobia. It quite literally posits that the evil Isis worshipers want our (i.e., white, English) women. I prefer Dracula or H. Rider Haggard’s She. The Victorians must have found it very titillating: the most lurid of topics treated in the coyest way possible (e.g., more than one reference to the fate “worse than death”).
    • 3/5
      First published in 1897, The Beetle is a strange little mystery adventure story. I mistakenly went into it thinking it was a horror or dark fiction tale. And while I guess it could be considered horror, only the very first portion was the least bit scary.

      A blend of Isis worship, mystery, Keystone Cop chases, hypnosis, politics, humor and romance, it's difficult to categorize The Beetle. It is well written-it's just all over the place. Even though it wasn't horror, I did enjoy this book-uneven though it was, but I only recommend it to those that think this description sounds interesting. I don't regret reading it, but in all honesty? I'm glad that it's over.

    • 4/5
      This is a very entertaining book. It is regarded as a classic horror but it is also a mystery and a romantic comedy of the Victorian era. I would describe it as a cross between Dracula and The Importance of Being Earnest with a tiny bit of Sherlock Holmes thrown in.The book also provides me with more supporting evidence for my “Do not read the introduction to fiction until after having read the book” belief. While I agree with most of what David Stuart Davies has to say about the novel, I would not have enjoyed the story half as much as I did had I read the introduction first.
    • 4/5
      Published in the same year as Stoker’s ‘Dracula’, and incidentally, more popular at the time, ‘The Beetle’ is an atmospheric and chilling piece of gothic Victorian Literature that is often (and unjustifiably) usurped by its literary cousin.In writing ‘The Beetle’ and giving life to an evil protagonist, eminent Victorian novelist Richard Marsh created a despicable embodiment of horror quite equal to Stoker’s blood-sucking vampire. Plunged straight into a world of gloomy horror from off, the initial pages reveal a vivid and genuinely disturbing account of terror that remains as fresh and effective as it did 112 years ago.Taking up the multi-narrative format indicative of the period, the novel proceeds to build nicely, weaving a complex yet easy-to-follow plotline that points towards the mysterious past of an eminent politician – a shady past that is evidently to account for the current morbid occurrences that plague our cast of likeable characters.Unravelling mystery after mystery, the book reads extremely well and Marsh has to be credited with building an exceptional state of tension and anticipation. The finale is nothing short of epic, clawing at and subsequently shredding the reader’s senses and nerves as it reaches its dramatic, evocative and rewarding ending.Having consumed this book avidly over a week, I have to say that ‘The Beetle’ is an excellent piece of literature that remains able to cause chills despite the desensitised nature of modern readers. Another example of late Victorian / early Edwardian fascination with all things Eastern and oriental (see Stoker’s ‘The Jewel of Seven Stars), this is a thoroughly readable member of the gothic school, and fully deserves a reputation equal to ‘Dracula’. Highly, highly recommended.
    • 3/5
      ...murder and more!Ah Perrier or Duvel., sparkling water or an ice cold Belgian beer.Inspector Pieter Van is in the midst of an enforced diet and now a murder. Both are annoying!Van In is a knockabout police detective who follows his own rules. He's kept somewhat in line by his wife Hannelore Martens, the deputy public prosecutor. I enjoyed both these characters and their interactions.At this stage they are pregnant. Van In's reflections on child rearing are interesting, particularly as he contemplates his own forthcoming event in this area, 'For Van In there was only one Spock. And with him at least he could hope— beam them up, Scotty.'Ok a few dated phrases, but maybe it goes with the translation. When Hannelore reflects on becoming pregnant and the difference for men and women she uses the term 'wham bam, Thank you ma'am! (I thought good grief... I haven't heard that old chestnut for years! Is this a translation thing or does Aspe really write that in Belgian? That moment felt like a B grade movie excerpt.)This mystery has it all, murder, corruption and worse in high places. Van In's dubious methods of getting to the truth place at least one person in a diabolical situation.For all that I did enjoy, I found the book's plot somewhat erratic, which is probably why I took so long to finish reading it.A NetGalley ARC
    • 4/5
      I have to tell you this, even though it has nothing to do with reviewing this book. Many years ago while I was traveling I picked up a crappy paperback mystery set in "Bruce, Belgium" a place that exists only in a spellchecked world. "From Bruges with Love" is loads better than that awful book, although I would have hired a different translator.Inspector Pieter Van In and his beautiful wife Hannelore Martens are well-known to readers of European mysteries. Pieter Aspe has written dozens of these books and they are the base for a very long running TV series.In "De Kinderen van Chronos", which was published in 1997, Van In and Martens investigate a skeleton from 1986 and in the process uncover an unsavory group of politicians tied together by sex and perversion. It's not the nicest book you will read this month, but it is a good mystery.The translation is not horrible, after all Brian Doyle seems to have translated the other Van In novels available in English, but really Mr. Doyle could have done much better. We all know that Belgium uses the metric system so why switch everything to Imperial? Was V8 drink really sold in Belgium in 1997? Black widow females are larger than the males, not the other way round. Is Mr. Aspe writing about a "yard" or a "garden" because they are different, especially if we are speaking British. Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum" is famous, I think, not infamous. The big question, though, is how Aspe's title "De Kinderen van Chronos" becomes "From Bruges with Love."I received a review copy of "From Bruges with Love" by Pieter Aspe translated by Brian Doyle (Open Road Integrated Media) through NetGalley.com.
    • 3/5
      From Bruges with Love is a Belgian mystery. The detective and his wife, a prosecutor, are investigating a body found in the yard of a home being remodeled. The investigation quickly becomes more involved as high-level politicians, prosecutors and even police become involved in a sex ring and murder. The story is filled with many disgusting characters. At times, even the detective and his wife are unlikable. An interesting mystery overall.

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    The Beetle - Richard Marsh

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