The Collected Works of Richard Marsh (Illustrated Edition) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Illustrated treasury of Victorian-Edwardian Gothic horror, supernatural mystery, and haunted talesBy Richard Marsh
Length191h 13m
About this audiobook
The Collected Works of Richard Marsh (Illustrated Edition) gathers the range of a prolific late-Victorian and Edwardian storyteller whose fiction moves deftly between Gothic terror, crime, sensation, romance, and comic social observation. Best remembered for The Beetle, Marsh specialized in brisk plotting, multiple narrators, urban menace, and a theatrical manipulation of suspense. In literary context, his work stands beside fin-de-siècle anxieties about empire, gender, degeneration, and modern London, while remaining irresistibly readable in its popular-fiction energy. Richard Marsh, born Richard Bernard Heldmann, was a journalist and professional man of letters whose career was shaped by the expanding magazine market and the public appetite for serialized fiction. Personal adversity, social mobility, and immersion in periodical culture helped form his alertness to disguises, hidden identities, and the unstable respectability of metropolitan life. His facility across genres reflects both commercial necessity and a sharp understanding of contemporary fears and fascinations. This illustrated edition is recommended for readers seeking more than a single celebrated shocker. It offers scholars, Gothic enthusiasts, and lovers of Victorian popular literature a fuller view of Marsh's ingenuity, his narrative pace, and his neglected importance in the transition from nineteenth-century sensation fiction to modern thriller forms.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreHorror
Length191 hrs 13 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 18, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
26The Twickenham Peerage (pt. 3)
2Introduction
27The Twickenham Peerage (pt. 4)
3Historical Context
28The Twickenham Peerage (pt. 5)
4Synopsis (Selection)
29Miss Arnott’s Marriage (pt. 1)
5Novels
30Miss Arnott’s Marriage (pt. 2)
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6The Beetle (pt. 1)
31Miss Arnott’s Marriage (pt. 3)
7The Beetle (pt. 2)
32Miss Arnott’s Marriage (pt. 4)
8The Beetle (pt. 3)
33The Great Temptation (pt. 1)
9The Beetle (pt. 4)
34The Great Temptation (pt. 2)
10The Beetle (pt. 5)
35The Great Temptation (pt. 3)
11Tom Ossington’s Ghost (pt. 1)
36The Great Temptation (pt. 4)
12Tom Ossington’s Ghost (pt. 2)
37The Great Temptation (pt. 5)
13Tom Ossington’s Ghost (pt. 3)
38The Master of Deception (pt. 1)
14Crime and the Criminal (pt. 1)
39The Master of Deception (pt. 2)
15Crime and the Criminal (pt. 2)
40The Master of Deception (pt. 3)
16Crime and the Criminal (pt. 3)
41The Master of Deception (pt. 4)
17Crime and the Criminal (pt. 4)
42A Duel (pt. 1)
18Crime and the Criminal (pt. 5)
43A Duel (pt. 2)
19The Datchet Diamonds (pt. 1)
44A Duel (pt. 3)
20The Datchet Diamonds (pt. 2)
45A Duel (pt. 4)
21The Datchet Diamonds (pt. 3)
46The Woman with One Hand
22The Chase of the Ruby (pt. 1)
47The Coward behind the Curtain (pt. 1)
23The Chase of the Ruby (pt. 2)
48The Coward behind the Curtain (pt. 2)
24The Twickenham Peerage (pt. 1)
49The Coward behind the Curtain (pt. 3)
25The Twickenham Peerage (pt. 2)
50The Coward behind the Curtain (pt. 4)
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