← Richard MarshThe Goddessby Richard MarshFind on Amazon↗About the authorRichard MarshMarsh was a prolific late Victorian writer of mystery and horror fiction, whose The Beetle outsold Dracula in its year of publication. His work combined sensation with the anxieties of late imperial England.More by Richard MarshThe BeetleHorror novel featuring an ancient Egyptian beetle curse terrorizing London→The Joss→The Chase of the Ruby→A Duel→