Collected Works of Richard Marsh

Richard Marsh, best-selling author of the late 19th century and Edwardian period, is best known for his supernatural novel ‘The Beetle’, which initially outsold Bram Stoker's ‘Dracula’. Marsh produced nearly 80 volumes of novels and short stories, in genres including horror, crime, romance and humour; recently the rediscovered works of this ‘lost author’ have attracted increased attention. Presenting the largest collection of Marsh’s works ever compiled, this comprehensive eBook features numerous illustrations, rare novels and tales and concise introductions. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Marsh’s life and works* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts* 26 novels, with individual contents tables* Features rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* Excellent formatting of the texts* Rare horror and thriller novels and tales* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories* Easily locate the short stories you want to read* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genresThe NovelsTHAT MASTER OF OURSDAINTREETHE DEVIL’S DIAMONDTHE MYSTERY OF PHILIP BENNION’S DEATHTHE CRIME AND THE CRIMINALTHE DUKE AND THE DAMSELTHE A MYSTERYTOM OSSINGTON’S GHOSTTHE DATCHET DIAMONDSTHE WOMAN WITH ONE HAND AND MR ELY’S ENGAGEMENTTHE CHASE OF THE RUBYTHE A DEMONA HERO OF ROMANCEA SECOND COMINGADA VERNHAM, ACTRESSTHE A REVERSIONTHE TWICKENHAM PEERAGETHE MAGNETIC GIRLMISS ARNOTT’S MARRIAGEA DUELA SPOILER OF MENTHE CONFESSIONS OF A YOUNG LADYA WOMAN PERFECTEDTHE COWARD BEHIND THE CURTAINVIOLET FORSTER’S LOVERTHE MASTER OF DECEPTIONThe Shorter FictionFRIVOLITIESTHE SEEN AND THE UNSEENAMUSEMENT ONLYBETWEEN THE DARK AND THE DAYLIGHTUNDER ONE FLAGJUDITH SOME PAGES FROM HER LIFESAM HIS BOOKTHE ADVENTURES OF JUDITH LEESAM BRIGGS V.C.