{"product_id":"book-ekfm","title":"The Beetle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Beetle\u003c\/em\u003e is the celebrated Victorian horror story by Richard Marsh, originally published in serialized form in 1897, which at first enjoyed even greater popularity than Bram Stoker's \u003cem\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e, published in the same year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Beetle\u003c\/em\u003e tells the tale of an evil Ancient Egyptian spirit seeking revenge on an up-and-coming British politician, Paul Lessingham. The shape-shifting creature that pursues Lessingham is possessed of hypnotic powers and takes different forms, both male and female, as well as morphing into a beetle-a figure that induces terror in its victims.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis creepy, gothic tale is told by a series of protagonists, whose accounts are collected by a detective who assists in tracking the creature to its final mysterious end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A face looked into mine, and, in front of me, were those dreadful eyes. Then, whether I was dead or living, I said to myself that this could be nothing human-nothing fashioned in God's image-could wear such a shape as that. Fingers were pressed into my cheeks, they were thrust into my mouth, they touched my staring eyes, shut my eyelids, then opened them again, and-horror of horrors!-the blubber lips were pressed to mine. The soul of something evil entered into me in the guise of a kiss.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWARNING: \u003cem\u003eThe Beetle\u003c\/em\u003e has been viewed by some as a critique of British imperial attitudes in the late Victorian era. The story includes racial stereotypes which may cause offense to some listeners.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spoken Realms","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49369333563696,"sku":"BDekfm","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49369333596464,"sku":"ZEekfm","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49369333629232,"sku":"ZMekfm","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/ekfm-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775929701","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ekfm","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}