{"product_id":"the-beetle-9791043136832","title":"The Beetle","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Richard Marsh\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ancient, Classical \u0026amp; Medieval\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Beetle, by Richard Marsh, \u003c\/strong\u003ewas published in \u003cstrong\u003e1897\u003c\/strong\u003e, the same year as \u003cstrong\u003eDracula\u003c\/strong\u003e-and outsold it six to one that year. Like \u003cstrong\u003eDracula\u003c\/strong\u003e, the novel is steeped in the evil mysteries of an ancient horror: in this case, a mysterious ancient Egyptian creature bent on revenge.The story is told through the sequential points of view of a group of middle-class Victorians who find themselves enmeshed in the creature's plot. The creature, in the guise of an Egyptian man, appears in London seeking revenge against a popular member of Parliament. They soon find out that it can shape shift into other things, including women; that it can control minds and use hypnosis; and that it won't stop at anything to get the revenge it seeks. The heroes are soon caught in a whirlwind of chase scenes, underground laboratories, secret cults, and more as they race to foil the creature.\u003cstrong\u003eWhile The Beetle\u003c\/strong\u003e didn't earn the lasting popularity of Stoker's counterpart, it remains a strange and unique morsel of Victorian sensationalist fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Les Prairies Numeriques","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47776367640727,"sku":"9791043136832","price":2296.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9791043136832.webp?v=1777995833","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-beetle-9791043136832","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}