{"product_id":"the-beetle-richard-marsh-9781551114439","title":"Beetle (Revised)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Beetle\u003c\/em\u003e (1897) tells the story of a fantastical creature, \"born of neither god nor man,\" with supernatural and hypnotic powers, who stalks British politician Paul Lessingham through \u003cem\u003efin de si鐵le\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \"return of the repressed,\" through which the crisis of late imperial Englishness is revealed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Broadview edition includes a critical introduction and a rich selection of historical documents that situate the novel within the contexts of \u003cem\u003efin de si鐵le\u003c\/em\u003e London, England's interest and involvement in Egypt, the emergence of the New Woman, and contemporary theories of mesmerism and animal magnetism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Marsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1551114437\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781551114439\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Broadview Press Inc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.50h x 8.40w x 0.70d","brand":"Richard Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939575169279,"sku":"9781551114439","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_527222fc-0ae1-4e86-9d3b-eed669729dfe.jpg?v=1681442298","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-beetle-richard-marsh-9781551114439","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}