Portrait of Richard Marsh

Richard Marsh

Richard Marsh was the pseudonym of the English author born Richard Bernard Heldmann. A best-selling and prolific author of the late 19th century and the Edwardian period, Marsh is best known now for his supernatural thriller novel The Beetle, which was published the same year as Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897), and was initially even more popular, outselling Dracula six times over. The Beetle remained in print until 1960. Marsh produced nearly 80 volumes of fiction and numerous short stories, in genres including horror, crime, romance and humour. Many of these have been republished recently, beginning with The Beetle in 2004. Marsh's grandson Robert Aickman was a notable writer of short "strange stories".

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A Hero of Romance

"A Hero of Romance" by Richard Marsh is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story centers around a group of boys at Mecklemburg House...

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Tom Ossington's Ghost

"Tom Ossington's Ghost" by Richard Marsh is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers on Madge Brodie, a music teacher who encounter...

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Frivolities, Especially Addressed to Those Who Are Tired of Being Serious

"Frivolities, Especially Addressed to Those Who Are Tired of Being Serious" by Richard Marsh is a collection of humorous short stories written in the ...

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A Master of Deception

"A Master of Deception" by Richard Marsh is a novel written in the early 20th century. It follows the story of Rodney Elmore, a young man whose life i...

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Miss Arnott's Marriage

"Miss Arnott's Marriage" by Richard Marsh is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story centers around Violet Arnott, a young woman grap...

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The Beetle: A Mystery

"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 Ro...

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The Woman with One Hand, and Mr. Ely's Engagement

"The Woman with One Hand, and Mr. Ely's Engagement" by Richard Marsh is a novel written in the late 19th century. This gripping tale follows the fortu...

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Confessions of a Young Lady: Her Doings and Misdoings

"Confessions of a Young Lady: Her Doings and Misdoings" by Richard Marsh is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Molly ...

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The Datchet Diamonds

"The Datchet Diamonds" by Richard Marsh is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a complex interplay of relationships an...

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A Second Coming

"A Second Coming" by Richard Marsh is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story explores a thought-provoking scenario in which a character ...

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A Duel

"A Duel" by Richard Marsh is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins with Isabel discovering the harsh realities of her marriage t...

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The Joss: A Reversion

"The Joss: A Reversion" by Richard Marsh is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Mary Blyth, who finds herself in a pinch direc...

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The Magnetic Girl

"The Magnetic Girl" by Richard Marsh is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Norah O'Brady, a young woman grappling wit...

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The Twickenham Peerage

"The Twickenham Peerage" by Richard Marsh is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around a dramatic mystery surrounding t...

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Under One Flag

"Under One Flag" by Richard Marsh is a novel written in the early 20th century. This book opens with a dramatic introduction to the lives of its chara...

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Violet Forster's Lover

"Violet Forster's Lover" by Richard Marsh is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book follows Sydney Beaton, an officer entangled in a gamb...

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The Chase of the Ruby

"The Chase of the Ruby" by Richard Marsh is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around Guy Holland, who is thrust into a ...

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The Coward Behind the Curtain

"The Coward Behind the Curtain" by Richard Marsh is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins with Dorothy Gilbert, a young girl rai...

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The Crime and the Criminal

"The Crime and the Criminal" by Richard Marsh is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Thomas Tennant, whose life spirals...

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A Woman Perfected

"A Woman Perfected" by Richard Marsh is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around the characters Donald Lindsay, who suffers...

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