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The Beetle |
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| By (author): |
Richard Marsh Edited by: Julian Wolfreys |
| ISBN10-13: |
1551114437 : 9781551114439 |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pages: |
364 |
| Weight: |
.470 Kg. |
| Published: |
Broadview Press - April 2004 |
| List Price: |
19.25 Pounds Sterling |
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Temporarily Out of Stock, more expected soon
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| The Beetle (1897) tells the story of a fantastical creature, â born of neither god nor man,â with supernatural and hypnotic powers, who stalks British politician Paul Lessingham through fin de siècle London in search of vengeance for the defilement of a sacred tomb in Egypt. In imitation of various popular fiction genres of the late nineteenth century, Marsh unfolds a tale of terror, late imperial fears, and the â return of the repressed,â through which the crisis of late imperial Englishness is revealed. This Broadview edition includes a critical introduction and a rich selection of historical documents that situate the novel within the contexts of fin de siècle London, Englandâ s interest and involvement in Egypt, the emergence of the New Woman, and contemporary theories of mesmerism and animal magnetism. |
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