Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 455 Marsh, Richard 1857 1915 Heldman, Richard Bernard Heldmann, Bernard The Beetle: A Mystery Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beetle_(novel) Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Beetle: A Mystery" by Richard Marsh is a Gothic novel written during the late 19th century. The story begins with a despondent character named Robert Holt, who is homeless and desperate for shelter when he encounters a seemingly abandoned house with an open window. The narrative introduces themes of urban decay, desperation, and the supernatural, as Holt's situation rapidly spirals into a strange and sinister encounter. The opening of the book sets the stage by chronicling Holt's desperate plight as he wanders the streets of London. After being refused admission to a workhouse, he stumbles upon a mysterious house with an open window that beckons him in out of the rain. As he cautiously enters, he is immediately enveloped in an ominous atmosphere that suggests he is not alone. An unsettling presence bears down on him, and his encounter with a mysterious figure in a bed amplifies the tension. The presence exerts a terrifying control over Holt, compelling him into a series of chilling actions, and ultimately setting him on a path towards a confrontation with a powerful and enigmatic individual, Paul Lessingham. This blend of existential dread and eerie surrealism captivates the reader and establishes the thematic foundation for the unfolding mystery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Horror tales London (England) -- Fiction Revenge -- Fiction Monsters -- Fiction Politicians -- Fiction British -- Egypt -- Fiction Egyptologists -- Fiction Egypt -- Antiquities -- Collection and preservation -- Fiction Paranormal fiction Champnell, Augustus (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PR Text Mystery Fiction Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 704401 2025-08-02T14:12:41.204273 text/html 720757 2022-05-29T20:47:40 text/html 1255078 2025-08-02T14:12:48.920196 application/epub+zip 1264350 2025-08-02T14:12:42.367264 application/epub+zip 312691 2025-08-02T14:12:41.825210 application/epub+zip 1472721 2025-08-02T14:12:54.179153 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1431194 2025-08-02T14:12:48.306218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 483827 2022-09-03T06:12:07.288520 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 656950 2025-08-02T14:12:39.534280 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 656869 2022-05-29T21:20:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21359 2025-08-02T14:12:54.408174 application/rdf+xml 12396 2025-08-02T14:12:41.940241 image/jpeg 2298 2025-08-02T14:12:41.881232 image/jpeg 246355 2022-05-29T21:20:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 1229678 2022-05-29T20:48:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 1240044 2025-08-02T14:12:41.289256 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia