Beetle
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Contributors:
Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn, 1942- writer of introduction.
Published:
Naperville, IL : Poisoned Pen Press, 2020.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
378 pages ; 22 cm.
Status:
Description

"First published in 1897, Richard Marsh's classic work of gothic horror, The Beetle, opens with Robert Holt, an out-of-work clerk seeking shelter in an abandoned house. He comes face to face with a fantastical creature with supernatural and hypnotic powers; a creature who can transform at will between its human and beetle forms and who wrecks havoc when he preys on young middle-class Britons. Featuring an introduction by bestselling author Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, the Haunted Library Horror Classics edition of The Beetle is a tale of revenge that takes the reader on a dark journey, one that explores the crisis of late imperial England through a fantastical and horrific lens"--

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Street Date:
2004
Language:
English
ISBN:
1492699713, 9781492699712, 9781492699712, 1492699713

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General Note
"Originally published as The Beetle: A Mystery, 1897, Skeffington and Son, London, UK" -- Verso title page.
Description
"First published in 1897, Richard Marsh's classic work of gothic horror, The Beetle, opens with Robert Holt, an out-of-work clerk seeking shelter in an abandoned house. He comes face to face with a fantastical creature with supernatural and hypnotic powers; a creature who can transform at will between its human and beetle forms and who wrecks havoc when he preys on young middle-class Britons. Featuring an introduction by bestselling author Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, the Haunted Library Horror Classics edition of The Beetle is a tale of revenge that takes the reader on a dark journey, one that explores the crisis of late imperial England through a fantastical and horrific lens"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Marsh, R., & Yarbro, C. Q. (2020). Beetle. Naperville, IL, Poisoned Pen Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Marsh, Richard, 1857-1915 and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. 2020. Beetle. Naperville, IL, Poisoned Pen Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Marsh, Richard, 1857-1915 and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Beetle. Naperville, IL, Poisoned Pen Press, 2020.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Marsh, Richard and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. Beetle. Naperville, IL, Poisoned Pen Press, 2020.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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