Richard Marsh (2) (1857–1915)
Author of The Beetle
For other authors named Richard Marsh, see the disambiguation page.
Richard Marsh (2) has been aliased into Bernard Heldmann.
Works by Richard Marsh
Works have been aliased into Bernard Heldmann.
Under One Cover. Eleven Stories by S. Baring-Gould, Richard Marsh, Ernest G. Henham, Fergus Hume, Andrew Merry, and a.… (2010) 5 copies
Collected Works of Richard Marsh 3 copies
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Richard Marsh: Volume 1-Including Two Novels, 'The Beetle: A… (2012) 2 copies
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Richard Marsh: Volume 2-Including Three Novels, 'The Devil's… (2012) 2 copies
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Richard Marsh: Volume 3-Including Two Novels, 'a Second… (2012) 2 copies
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Richard Marsh: Volume 4-Including Two Novels, 'Tom… (2012) 2 copies
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Richard Marsh: Volume 5-Including Two Novels, 'The Death… (2012) 2 copies
The Greatest Works of Richard Marsh: Gothic Horrors & Supernatural Mysteries: The Beetle, Tom Ossington's Ghost,… (2018) 2 copies
The Houseboat [short story] 2 copies
An aristocratic detective 2 copies
The Complete Works of Richard Marsh (20 Complete Works of Richard Marsh Including A Hero of Romance, The Beetle, Tom… (2015) 1 copy
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Richard Marsh: Volume 6-Including One Novel, 'The Magnetic Girl, ' and… (2012) 1 copy
A master of deception 1 copy
The adventures of Judith Lee 1 copy
Who killed Lady Poynder? 1 copy
Associated Works
Works have been aliased into Bernard Heldmann.
The Penguin Book of Victorian Women in Crime: Forgotten Cops and Private Eyes from the Time of Sherlock Holmes (2011) — Contributor — 196 copies
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: A Collection of Victorian Detective Tales (2008) — Contributor — 108 copies
The Rivals of Dracula: Stories from the Golden Age of Gothic Horror (2015) — Contributor — 20 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Marsh, Richard
- Legal name
- Heldman, Richard Bernard
- Birthdate
- 1857-10-12
- Date of death
- 1915-08-09
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Place of death
- Hayward's Heath, Sussex, England, UK
- Places of residence
- London, England, UK
- Occupations
- author
- Relationships
- Aickman, Robert (grandson)
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Statistics
- Works
- 61
- Also by
- 23
- Members
- 884
- Popularity
- #28,975
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 34
- ISBNs
- 239
- Languages
- 8
- Favorited
- 2
By the greatest good fortune, she hears at this time that she is her uncle's heiress, and she immediately moves to the family home in the country, more determined than ever to distance herself from her husband. She would be happy to avoid all human society, but hires a companion for appearances' sake, and suffers through a round of social calls from inquisitive neighbors. None of them matter to her, until she meets Hugh Morice. He irritates her to no end. He challenges her property boundaries, calls her out on her aloofness, and orders her about. Nevertheless, they develop a tense sort of friendship.
Up to this point I thoroughly enjoyed the story, (it's about the first third). After this, it deals with an encounter with the ne'er-do-well husband, a crime/mystery, and a whole big messy bunch of suspicion and miscommunication, which I have little patience with. The resolution was easily guessed. It did move along at a good pace. The main issue I had was the willful misunderstanding that could have so easily been cleared up. That particular plot device holds no charms for me!… (more)