The Chase of the Ruby - Couverture souple

Marsh, Richard

 
9781473323797: The Chase of the Ruby
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ISBN 10 : 1473323797 ISBN 13 : 9781473323797
Editeur : White Press, 2015

Synopsis

This early work by Richard Marsh was originally published in 1900 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. ‘The Chase of the Ruby’ tells a thrilling tale of a mysterious oriental figure who pursues a British politician to London, where he wreaks havoc with his powers of hypnosis and shape-shifting. Richard Bernard Heldmann – better-known by his pseudonym, Richard Marsh – was born in England in 1857. He was educated at Eton and Oxford University, and began to publish short stories shortly after graduating. He published his first novel, The Mahatma’s Pupil, in 1893, and went on to produce almost twenty more.

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Biographie de l'auteur

Richard Marsh (12 October 1857 – 9 August 1915) 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.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".

Présentation de l'éditeur

This early work by Richard Marsh was originally published in 1900 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. ‘The Chase of the Ruby’ tells a thrilling tale of a mysterious oriental figure who pursues a British politician to London, where he wreaks havoc with his powers of hypnosis and shape-shifting. Richard Bernard Heldmann – better-known by his pseudonym, Richard Marsh – was born in England in 1857. He was educated at Eton and Oxford University, and began to publish short stories shortly after graduating. He published his first novel, The Mahatma’s Pupil, in 1893, and went on to produce almost twenty more.

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Éditeur
White Press
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1473323797
ISBN 13 
9781473323797
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
196
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1166975592 ISBN 13 :  9781166975593
Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2010
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