The Twickenham Peerage - Marsh, Richard
19,99 €
inkl. MwSt.

Versandfertig in über 4 Wochen
payback
10 °P sammeln
  • Broschiertes Buch

The Twickenham Peerage by Richard Marsh is a captivating early 20th-century novel filled with mystery, intrigue, and the complexities of identity and social status. The story begins with Montagu Babbacombe, a man who falls into a deep and inexplicable sleep, which lasts for a remarkable thirty days. His condition becomes a spectacle at the Westminster Aquarium, where crowds are fascinated by his unusual ability to remain unconscious without food or drink. Douglas Howarth, the protagonist, witnesses this strange phenomenon and is struck by how much Babbacombe resembles Leonard Sherrington, the…mehr

Andere Kunden interessierten sich auch für
Produktbeschreibung
The Twickenham Peerage by Richard Marsh is a captivating early 20th-century novel filled with mystery, intrigue, and the complexities of identity and social status. The story begins with Montagu Babbacombe, a man who falls into a deep and inexplicable sleep, which lasts for a remarkable thirty days. His condition becomes a spectacle at the Westminster Aquarium, where crowds are fascinated by his unusual ability to remain unconscious without food or drink. Douglas Howarth, the protagonist, witnesses this strange phenomenon and is struck by how much Babbacombe resembles Leonard Sherrington, the missing Marquis of Twickenham. As the story unfolds, Howarth becomes embroiled in the complex relationships of the Babbacombe and Twickenham families, with his own life tangled in their secrets and financial troubles. The reappearance of Babbacombe raises questions about the fate of the missing marquis and the potential consequences for the aristocratic families involved. Themes of deception, identity, and destiny drive the suspenseful narrative, keeping readers intrigued as the mystery unravels.
Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Autorenporträt
Richard Marsh, a pseudonym used by English author Richard Bernard Heldmann, was born on October 12, 1857, and died on August 9, 1915. Author of numerous best-selling books during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Marsh is most known today for his supernatural thriller The Beetle, which came out the same year as Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897) and was initially sold six times more than the latter book. The Beetle was published until 1960. In addition to writing many short tales, Marsh authored about 80 volumes of fiction in the horror, crime, romance, and humor genres. Starting with The Beetle in 2004, many of these have been reissued in the last few years. Robert Aickman was a well-known author of short "strange stories" and the grandson of Marsh. On October 12, 1857, Richard Bernard Heldmann was born in North London, the son of lace manufacturer Emma Marsh (1830-1911) and trader Joseph Heldmann (1827-96). In 1880, Heldmann started releasing fiction in the style of adventure and boys' school tales for magazine publications. The most significant of these was Union Jack, a prestigious weekly journal for boys published in association with writers W.H.G. Kingston (1814-80) and G. A. Henty (1832-1902).